Eastern Buzzard vs Swainson's Hawk

Buteo japonicus compared with Buteo swainsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Buzzard	Swainson's Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Aves (chim)	Aves (chim)
Order same	Accipitriformes (bộ Ưng)	Accipitriformes (bộ Ưng)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Buteo	Buteo
Species	Buteo japonicus	Buteo swainsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Buzzard and Swainson's Hawk share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buteo.

Conservation Status

Eastern Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Swainson's Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Buzzard	Swainson's Hawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Swainson's Hawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Swainson's Hawk

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway