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White-eyed buzzard

Butastur teesa (Franklin, 1831)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 325 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
Photo: Shantanu Kuveskar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-eyed buzzard

Weight
325 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
86 cm – 1 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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

How big is the white-eyed buzzard?

WHITE-EYED BUZZARD · WINGSPAN 1 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the white-eyed buzzard is about 59% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the white-eyed buzzard

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White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the white-eyed buzzard live?

Not recorded

What is the white-eyed buzzard?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a medium-sized hawk, distinct from the true buzzards in the genus Buteo, found in South Asia. Adults have a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris, and a white throat bearing a dark mesial stripe bordered. The head is brown and the median coverts of the upper wing are pale. They lack the typical carpal patches on the underside of the wings seen in true buzzards, but the entire wing lining appears dark in contrast to the flight feathers. They sit upright on perches for prolonged periods and soar on thermals in search of insect and small vertebrate prey. They are vociferous in the breeding season, and several birds may be heard calling as they soar together.

From the Wikipedia article “White-eyed buzzard” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-eyed_buzzard&oldid=1380849188), 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 white-eyed buzzard endangered?

The white-eyed buzzard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. 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 white-eyed buzzard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButastur
  7. SpeciesButastur teesa (Franklin, 1831)

Synonyms Astur hyder, Circus teesa

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • White-eyed buzzard-hawkEnglish
  • حوام أبيض العينArabic
  • aligot d'ulls blancsCatalan
  • jestřábec bělookýCzech
  • bwncath llygadwynWelsh
  • Hvidøjet VågeDanish
  • WeißaugenteesaGerman
  • Weißaugen-TeesaGerman
  • WeißaugenbussardGerman
  • blankokula buteoEsperanto
  • Azor tisaSpanish
  • Busardo tisaSpanish
  • india haugasviuEstonian
  • سارگپه چشم سفیدPersian
  • valkosilmähaukkaFinnish
  • Busautour aux yeux blancsFrench
  • Clamhán súilbhánIrish
  • עקב לבן-עיןHebrew
  • indijski škanjacCroatian
  • fehérszemű ölyvHungarian
  • Poiana occhibianchiItalian
  • メジロサシバJapanese
  • baltaakis vanaginis suopisLithuanian
  • baltacu klijānsLatvian
  • വെള്ളക്കണ്ണിപ്പരുന്ത്Malayalam
  • शिंजरा तिसाMarathi
  • WitoogbuizerdDutch
  • hvitøyevåkNorwegian
  • myszołap białookiPolish
  • bútio-d'olho-brancoPortuguese
  • bútio-de-olho-brancoPortuguese
  • bútio-de-olhos-brancosPortuguese
  • Белоглазый канюкRussian
  • Белоглазый сарычRussian
  • saryč bielookýSlovak
  • Belooki mišarSerbian
  • vitögd vråkSwedish
  • Vitögd hökvråkSwedish
  • เหยี่ยวตาขาวThai
  • Ak Gözlü TesaTurkish
  • канюк білоокийUkrainian
  • 白眼鵟鷹Chinese
  • 白眼鵟鹰Chinese

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Relatives of the white-eyed buzzard

Other species in the same genus Butastur.

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Common questions

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How big is the white-eyed buzzard?

An adult white-eyed buzzard weighs 325 g and has a wingspan of 86 cm – 1 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-eyed buzzard endangered?

The white-eyed 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 white-eyed buzzard?

The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_eyed_buzzard_2026,
  title = {White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-eyed-buzzard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}