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Common buzzard vs Himalayan buzzard

Both belong to the genus Buteo, so they are close relatives.

Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common buzzard LCLeast Concern
Photo: caroline legg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Himalayan buzzard (Buteo refectus)
Himalayan buzzard
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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

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

  • Both belong to the genus Buteo, so they are close relatives.

Side by side

Common buzzardHimalayan buzzard
Scientific nameButeo buteoButeo refectus
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight550 g – 1.3 kg759.1 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan25.3 yearsNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandgrassland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernNot recorded
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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