Buse à queue rousse vs Buse de swainson

Buteo jamaicensis compared with Buteo swainsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buse à queue rousse	Buse de swainson
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (oiseau)	Aves (oiseau)
Order same	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Buteo	Buteo
Species	Buteo jamaicensis	Buteo swainsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Buse à queue rousse and Buse de swainson share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buteo.

Conservation Status

Buse à queue rousse

LC — Least Concern

Buse de swainson

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buse à queue rousse	Buse de swainson
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buse à queue rousse

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).

Buse de swainson

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Buse à queue rousse

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.

Buse de swainson

Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States