genus
Buteo
Buteo is a genus in the family Accipitridae. This database currently files 30 species under it, 4 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 30
- Threatened
- 4
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 90%
- Weight range
- 315 g – 1.53 kg
Best-known members of Buteo
Ranked by popularity score.
Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Rough-legged buzzard
Buteo lagopus
Long-legged buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Upland buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Galapagos hawk
Buteo galapagoensis
Red-shouldered hawk
Buteo lineatus
Swainson's hawk
Buteo swainsoni
How threatened is Buteo?
26 of 30 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 4% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 4% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 8% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 12% |
| LCLeast Concern | 19 | 73% |
All species in Buteo
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common buzzard | Buteo buteo | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 759.1 g | Not recorded |
| Rough-legged buzzard | Buteo lagopus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 949.8 g | Not recorded |
| Long-legged buzzard | Buteo rufinus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 1.17 kg | Not recorded |
| Red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 1.1 kg | Not recorded |
| Upland buzzard | Buteo hemilasius | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 1.36 kg | Not recorded |
| Galapagos hawk | Buteo galapagoensis | Accipitridae | Vulnerable | 1.14 kg | Not recorded |
| Red-shouldered hawk | Buteo lineatus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 603.7 g | Not recorded |
| Swainson's hawk | Buteo swainsoni | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 946.6 g | Not recorded |
| Madagascar buzzard | Buteo brachypterus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 511 g | Not recorded |
| Ferruginous hawk | Buteo regalis | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 1.44 kg | Not recorded |
| Augur buzzard | Buteo augur | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 1.1 kg | Not recorded |
| Jackal buzzard | Buteo rufofuscus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 1.53 kg | Not recorded |
| Broad-winged hawk | Buteo platypterus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 453.6 g | Not recorded |
| Hawaiian hawk | Buteo solitarius | Accipitridae | Near Threatened | 500.9 g | Not recorded |
| Zone-tailed hawk | Buteo albonotatus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 745.9 g | Not recorded |
| Short-tailed hawk | Buteo brachyurus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 496 g | Not recorded |
| Gray-lined hawk | Buteo nitidus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 519 g | Not recorded |
| White-throated hawk | Buteo albigula | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 495 g | Not recorded |
| Ridgway's hawk | Buteo ridgwayi | Accipitridae | Critically Endangered | 315 g | Not recorded |
| Red-necked buzzard | Buteo auguralis | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 663.9 g | Not recorded |
| Mountain buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | Accipitridae | Near Threatened | 700 g | Not recorded |
| Eastern buzzard | Buteo japonicus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 759.1 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous-tailed hawk | Buteo ventralis | Accipitridae | Endangered | 1.19 kg | Not recorded |
| Gray hawk | Buteo plagiatus | Accipitridae | Least Concern | 519 g | Not recorded |
| Socotra buzzard | Buteo socotraensis | Accipitridae | Vulnerable | 759.1 g | Not recorded |
| Forest buzzard | Buteo trizonatus | Accipitridae | Near Threatened | 568 g | Not recorded |
| Cape Verde buzzard | Buteo bannermani | Accipitridae | Not recorded | 990.5 g | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Buteo sanfelipensis | Accipitridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Buteo dondasi | Accipitridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Himalayan buzzard | Buteo refectus | Accipitridae | Not recorded | 759.1 g | Not recorded |