Common Buzzard vs Rough-Legged Buzzard

Buteo buteo compared with Buteo lagopus

Key Differences

• Common Buzzard is Least Concern while Rough-Legged Buzzard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Buzzard	Rough-Legged Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Accipitriformes (수리목)	Accipitriformes (수리목)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Buteo	Buteo
Species	Buteo buteo	Buteo lagopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Buzzard and Rough-Legged Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buteo.

Conservation Status

Common Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Legged Buzzard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Buzzard	Rough-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.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Common Buzzard

말똥가리(Buteo buteo)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심(LC) 종으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 넓게 분포하며 개체군이 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없습니다.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Rough-Legged Buzzard(Buteo lagopus)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT)으로 분류된다. 위협 기준에 근접하며, 보전 조치 없이는 취약 상태가 될 수 있는 개체군이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden