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Gray-lined hawk vs Long-legged buzzard

The long-legged buzzard is heavier: 1.17 kg against 519 g for the gray-lined hawk, about 2.2 times the weight.

Gray-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus)
Gray-lined hawk LCLeast Concern
Photo: Joao Quental · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Long-legged buzzard LCLeast Concern
Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a gray-lined hawk and a long-legged buzzard?

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

  • The long-legged buzzard is heavier: 1.17 kg against 519 g for the gray-lined hawk, about 2.2 times the weight.
  • Both belong to the genus Buteo, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Gray-lined hawkLong-legged buzzard
Scientific nameButeo nitidusButeo rufinus
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight429.8 g – 624 g1.04 kg – 1.31 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recorded8.5 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestgrassland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
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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