Long-legged Buzzard vs Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo rufinus compared with Buteo jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Long-legged Buzzard is Not Evaluated while Red-tailed Hawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-legged Buzzard	Red-tailed Hawk
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 rufinus	Buteo jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-legged Buzzard

NE — Not Evaluated

Red-tailed Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-legged Buzzard	Red-tailed Hawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-legged Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

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

Red-tailed Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway