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Common buzzard vs Ridgway's hawk

The common buzzard is heavier: 759.1 g against 315 g for the ridgway's hawk, about 2.4 times the weight.

Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common buzzard LCLeast Concern
Photo: caroline legg · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
Ridgway's hawk CRCritically Endangered
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a common buzzard and a ridgway's hawk?

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

  • The common buzzard is heavier: 759.1 g against 315 g for the ridgway's hawk, about 2.4 times the weight.
  • 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 ridgway's hawk is Critically Endangered.

Side by side

Common buzzardRidgway's hawk
Scientific nameButeo buteoButeo ridgwayi
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight550 g – 1.3 kg315 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan25.3 yearsNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatgrasslandforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernCritically Endangered
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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