Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

The Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) is a 1.2 kg grassland bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It migrates.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

1.2 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

51

Recorded in Turkey, Israel, India, Morocco, Iran, Greece, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Cyprus, Ukraine, Netherlands, Russia, Romania, Palestine, Armenia, Kuwait, Algeria, Kyrgyzstan, Spain, Nepal, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, France, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Jordan, Lebanon, China, Hungary, Denmark, Pakistan, Oman, Belgium, Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan, Poland, EH, Tajikistan, Czechia, Italy, Ethiopia, Qatar, North Macedonia, Serbia.

Where to see it: Camp Marmal (Afghanistan); Oued Beni Brahim, Zighoud Youcef (Algeria); Gabal el Zayt (Egypt); Taukum Desert · General Area (Kazakhstan); Armou (Άρμου) Hills (Cyprus).

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