Buse à queue courte vs Buse de swainson

Buteo brachyurus compared with Buteo swainsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buse à queue courte	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 brachyurus	Buteo swainsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buse à queue courte

LC — Least Concern

Buse de swainson

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buse à queue courte

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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 courte

Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus) 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 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela