Common buzzard
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The common, or Eurasian buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a species of bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, and found over much of Europe and central Asia.
| Common Buzzard | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Sub-order | Accipitres |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Accipitroidea |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Sub-family | Buteoninae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Buteo |
| Species Information | |
| Species | B. buteo |
| Population statistics | |
| Population | 3,690,000+ (2016 est.)[1] |
| Conservation status | Least concern[2] |
Subspecies
- Buteo buteo arrigonii; Corsica and Sardinia
- Buteo buteo buteo; western Palearctic and Madeira; winters to western Africa
- Buteo buteo insularum; Canary Islands
- Buteo buteo menetriesi; southern Crimea and Caucasus to northern Iran
- Buteo buteo rothschildi; Azores Islands
- Buteo buteo vulpinus; northern Palearctic; winters to southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
Threats
This species has been classified by the ICUN as "least concern" due to its large population and extensive range. Persecution in various areas, including the poisoning of bait traps, habitat loss, and the development of wind energy turbines continue to be of concern. It was cited in the past as having a severe drop in population within the United Kingdom[3] due to a myxomatosis epidemic during the 1950s which killed off nearly the entire population of wild rabbits[4].