Common Buzzard vs Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo buteo compared with Buteo rufinus

Key Differences

• Common Buzzard is Least Concern while Long-legged Buzzard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Buzzard	Long-legged Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Buteo	Buteo
Species	Buteo buteo	Buteo rufinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Buzzard and Long-legged Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buteo.

Conservation Status

Common Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged Buzzard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Buzzard	Long-legged Buzzard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Buzzard

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Long-legged Buzzard

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden