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Buzzard Buteo buteo   [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
BTO Codes: BZ , BUZZA EURING No: 2870
Number in Britain: 38 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK: GREEN
European: Not a species of concern
Global: Least Concern
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Status in UK: (A)  Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies: buteo recorded in Britain (of 11 subsp. in the world)
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Length: 54 cm Wingspan: 120 cm Weight: M: 780 g   F: 1000 g    
Scientific name from: L.: buteo=the buzzard
World Distribution: BREEDS: Eurasia, WINTERS: south to s Asia & s Africa
Habitat: Wood, moor, heath and farmland
Diet: Mostly small mammals, also birds, reptiles, large insects, earthworms
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Population and Distribution
Population Trend: Wider Countryside Report
Regional Trends: Scotland   Wales   England   English Regions
Distribution: No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
    Summer: 31 to 44 thousand territories in 2000
    First Record: 11th Century [Fossil evidence from Middle Pleistocene, c. 500,000 yr ago]
    Latest Survey: Clements, R. (2002) British Birds 95:377-383
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
    Common in: Scrub, Pasture Farmland, Deciduous Wood, Coniferous Wood
    Also found in: Moorland
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
    Summer: 510 to 700 thousand pairs   (Trend in Numbers)
Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
Distribution in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
Survey Results: BirdTrack
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Breeding and Survival
Egg Size: 55 x 44 mm Egg Weight: 60.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records: 201
Clutch Size: 2 - 3 eggs 2.39 ± 0.83 (1 - 6) N = 1049
Incubation: 34 - 34 days 34.63 ± 2.05 (32 - 39) N = 1048 by the: Female (occ. Male)
Fledging: 44 - 52 days 49.10 ± 5.90 (39 - 58) N = 2608 as: Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid: Unavailable
Number of Broods: 1
Trends in Breeding Productivity

Number Ringed: 427
Adult Survival: 0.81 Juvenile Survival: 0.333 (to age 2 )
Age at First Breeding: 3 years Typical Lifespan: 8 years
Maximum Recorded Age: 24yr7m   (Denmark: 28yr 9m)
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Biometrics
Ring Size: G (pulli G or H)
Wing Length Adult: Insufficient Data.
Juvenile: Insufficient Data.
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
Weight Adult: 828.2 ± 188.9 Range 620.0 - 1227 g , N =20
Juvenile: Insufficient Data.
Male: Insufficient Data
Female: Insufficient Data
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Other Names
Common Buzzard
Gaelic: Clamhan Welsh: Bwncath
Danish: Musvĺge Dutch: Buizerd
Finnish: Hiirihaukka French: Buse variable
German: Mäusebussard Hungarian: Egerészölyv
Icelandic: Músvákur Irish: Clamhán
Italian: Poiana Norwegian: Musvĺk
Polish: Myszolów Portuguese: Águia-d'asa-redonda
Spanish: Ratonero común Swedish: Ormvrĺk
Local Names: Glead, Puttock
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
   Tubbs, C. 1974 The buzzard David & Charles, Newton Abbot [598.521 TUB]
See Also:
Wikipedia entry
State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides.com
Selected scientific papers published 1980-2005
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These data should be cited as:
Robinson, R.A. (2005) BirdFacts: profiles of birds occurring in Britain & Ireland (v1.22, Oct 2008). BTO Research Report 407, BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/birdfacts)

 

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