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The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) [2] is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo [2] in the family Accipitridae. [2] The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China (), far western Siberia and northwestern Mongolia.
The eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (Buteo japonicus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). Some scientists treated is as a distinct species starting in 2008, but others still treat it as either one or three subspecies.
The similarity in plumage between juvenile European honey buzzard and common buzzard may have arisen as a partial protection against predation by Eurasian goshawks. Although that formidable predator is capable of killing both species, it is likely to be more cautious about attacking the better protected Buteo species, with its stronger bill and ...
The ortolan (Emberiza hortulana), also called ortolan bunting, is a Eurasian bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern scholars from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Alemannic German Embritz, a bunting. The specific name hortulana is from the Italian name for this bird ...
This article follows a common definition of Europe as being bounded to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east and north-east by the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, and the Caspian Sea, and to the south-east by the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the waterways connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
The long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) is a bird of prey found widely in several parts of Eurasia and in North Africa. [1] This species ranges from Southeastern Europe down to East Africa to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. [1] The long-legged buzzard is a member of the genus Buteo, being one of the
Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) Long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda) Lizard buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus) Rufous-winged buzzard (Butastur liventer) White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) In parts of the US, the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is colloquially called a "buzzard".
Eurasian eagle-owls are subject to frequent mobbing by crows – the owl in this photograph is being pursued by a group of carrion crows (Corvus corone). The Eurasian eagle-owl rarely assumes the so-called "tall-thin position", which is when an owl adopts an upright stance with plumage closely compressed and may stand tightly beside a tree trunk.