Mountain Buzzard vs Upland Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus compared with Buteo hemilasius

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Buzzard	Upland 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 oreophilus	Buteo hemilasius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Buzzard

NT — Near Threatened

Upland Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Buzzard	Upland Buzzard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Upland Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway