Common Buzzard vs Mountain Buzzard

Buteo buteo compared with Buteo oreophilus

Key Differences

• Common Buzzard is Least Concern while Mountain Buzzard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Buzzard	Mountain 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 oreophilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Buzzard and Mountain Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buteo.

Conservation Status

Common Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Buzzard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Buzzard	Mountain 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.

Mountain Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway