Red-necked buzzard
Buteo auguralis Salvadori, 1866
The red-necked buzzard (Buteo auguralis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 580 g to 760 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-necked buzzard
- Weight
- 580 g – 760 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red-necked buzzard live?
Not recorded
What is the red-necked buzzard?
The red-necked buzzard (Buteo auguralis), also known as the African red-tailed buzzard, is a species of buzzard in the family Accipitridae which is found in western and northern central Africa.
From the Wikipedia article “Red-necked buzzard” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-necked_buzzard&oldid=1380703615), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the red-necked buzzard endangered?
The red-necked buzzard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the red-necked buzzard classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusButeo
- SpeciesButeo auguralis Salvadori, 1866
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- African red-tailed buzzardEnglish
- RNBUEnglish
- RooinekjakkalsvoëlAfrikaans
- aligot de cap rogencCatalan
- káně rezavokrkáCzech
- bwncath cynffongoch AffricaWelsh
- Afrikansk SavannevågeDanish
- SalvadoribussardGerman
- RostnackenbussardGerman
- Salvadori-BussardGerman
- ruĝkola buteoEsperanto
- Busardo cuellirrojoSpanish
- palmiviuEstonian
- savannihiirihaukkaFinnish
- Buse d'AfriqueFrench
- Buse à queue rousseFrench
- Buse d’AfriqueFrench
- Clamhán píbdheargIrish
- riđoglavi škanjacCroatian
- szavannaölyvHungarian
- Poiana collorossoItalian
- アフリカアカオノスリJapanese
- rusvasprandis suopisLithuanian
- Afrikaanse RoodstaartbuizerdDutch
- brunhodevåkNorwegian
- myszołów plamistyPolish
- bútio-de-capuz-vermelhoPortuguese
- bútio-de-pescoço-vermelhoPortuguese
- Красношейный канюкRussian
- Африканский краснохвостый канюкRussian
- myšiak sliedivýSlovak
- Crvenovrati mišarSerbian
- rödnackad vråkSwedish
- Kızıl Enseli ŞahinTurkish
- Kızıl boyunlu şahinTurkish
- канюк рудохвостийUkrainian
- 赤颈鵟Chinese
- 非洲赤尾鵟Chinese
Relatives of the red-necked 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
CompareRed-necked buzzard vs Common buzzardRed-necked buzzard vs Rough-legged buzzardRed-necked buzzard vs Long-legged buzzardRed-necked buzzard vs Red-tailed hawk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-necked buzzard?
An adult red-necked buzzard weighs 580 g – 760 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-necked buzzard endangered?
The red-necked buzzard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the red-necked buzzard?
The red-necked buzzard (Buteo auguralis) 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.
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