Rough-Legged Buzzard vs White-tailed hawk

Buteo lagopus compared with Buteo albicaudatus

Key Differences

• Rough-Legged Buzzard is Near Threatened while White-tailed hawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rough-Legged Buzzard	White-tailed hawk
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 lagopus	Buteo albicaudatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Rough-Legged Buzzard

NT — Near Threatened

White-tailed hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rough-Legged Buzzard	White-tailed hawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

White-tailed hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.