Common Buzzard vs Himalayan Buzzard

Buteo buteo compared with Buteo refectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Buzzard	Himalayan Buzzard
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Buteo	Buteo
Species	Buteo buteo	Buteo refectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Buzzard and Himalayan Buzzard share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buteo.

Conservation Status

Common Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Buzzard	Himalayan 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.

Himalayan Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway