Common buzzard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common buzzard lives – recorded in 82 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Buteo buteo
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	82 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	0.93 kg; 60 g (birth weight); 790 g (male organism, adult weight); 966 g (female organism, adult weight)
Lifespan	10 years
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the common buzzard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common buzzard in 82 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Poland, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common buzzard?

Wikidata records the following for the common buzzard: mass 0.93 kg; 60 g (birth weight); 790 g (male organism, adult weight); 966 g (female organism, adult weight).

How long does a common buzzard live?

Wikidata records a life expectancy of 10 years for the common buzzard.

Is the common buzzard endangered?

The common buzzard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common buzzard?

The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Buteo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common buzzard

The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-sized bird of prey with a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China (Tian Shan), far western Siberia and northwestern Mongolia. Over much of its range, it is a year-round resident. However, buzzards from the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere as well as those that breed in the eastern part of their range typically migrate south for the northern winter, many journeying as far as South Africa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common buzzard (revision 1372105476), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25385 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).