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Common buzzard vs Forest buzzard

The common buzzard is heavier: 759.1 g against 568 g for the forest buzzard, about 34% more.

Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common buzzard LCLeast Concern
Photo: caroline legg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus)
Forest buzzard NTNear Threatened
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a common buzzard and a forest buzzard?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The common buzzard is heavier: 759.1 g against 568 g for the forest buzzard, about 34% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Buteo, so they are close relatives.
  • The common buzzard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the forest buzzard is Near Threatened.

Side by side

Common buzzardForest buzzard
Scientific nameButeo buteoButeo trizonatus
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight550 g – 1.3 kg568 g – 700 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan25.3 yearsNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernNear Threatened
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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