Himalayan buzzard
Buteo refectus Portenko, 1935
Status not recordedbirds of prey
The himalayan buzzard (Buteo refectus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 759.1 g.
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Quick facts about the himalayan buzzard
- Weight
- 759.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Photos of the himalayan buzzard
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Where does the himalayan buzzard live?
Not recorded
Is the himalayan buzzard endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the himalayan buzzard classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusButeo
- SpeciesButeo refectus Portenko, 1935
Synonyms Buteo burmanicus burmanicus, Buteo buteo refectus, Buteo japonicus refectus, Buteo japonicus saturatus, Faclo buteo japonicus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- aligot de l'HimàlaiaCatalan
- káně himálajskáCzech
- Himalaya-vågeDanish
- Himalaya MusvågeDanish
- TibetbussardGerman
- HimalayabussardGerman
- himalaja buteoEsperanto
- Busardo del HimalayaSpanish
- himalajanhiirihaukkaFinnish
- Buse de l'HimalayaFrench
- Buse de l’HimalayaFrench
- himalajski škanjacCroatian
- Poiana dell'HimalayaItalian
- ヒマラヤノスリJapanese
- 히말라야말똥가리Korean
- Himalajinis suopisLithuanian
- Himalaju klijānsLatvian
- HimalayabuizerdDutch
- himalayavåkNorwegian
- myszołów himalajskiPolish
- bútio-do-himalaiaPortuguese
- bútio-dos-himalaiasPortuguese
- Гималайский канюкRussian
- Восточноазиатский сарычRussian
- myšiak himalájskySlovak
- Himalajski mišarSerbian
- himalayavråkSwedish
- เหยี่ยวทะเลทรายหิมาลัยThai
- Himalaya ŞahiniTurkish
- канюк гімалайськийUkrainian
- 喜山鵟Chinese
- 喜馬拉雅鵟Chinese
Relatives of the himalayan buzzard
Other species in the same genus Buteo.
Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Rough-legged buzzard
Buteo lagopus
Long-legged buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Upland buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Galapagos hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
CompareHimalayan buzzard vs Common buzzardHimalayan buzzard vs Rough-legged buzzardHimalayan buzzard vs Long-legged buzzardHimalayan buzzard vs Red-tailed hawk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the himalayan buzzard?
An adult himalayan buzzard weighs 759.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the himalayan buzzard?
The himalayan buzzard (Buteo refectus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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