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The rough-legged buzzard (Europe) or rough-legged hawk (North America) (Buteo lagopus) is a medium-large bird of prey. It is found in arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Asia during the breeding season, and migrates south for the winter. [ 3 ]
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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Vietnam.The avifauna of Vietnam include a total of 963 species, of which 18 are endemic, and 5 have been introduced.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in the New World (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard [1]).
The Buteoninae are a subfamily of birds of prey which consists of medium to large, broad-winged species.. They have large, powerful, hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, and powerful talons.
The ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks. An old colloquial name is ferrugineous rough-leg, [2] due to its similarity to the closely related rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus). The generic name buteo is Latin for 'buzzard'. [3]
Changeable hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus cirrhatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 72 Flores hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus floris (Hartert, EJO, 1898) 73 Mountain hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836: 74 Legge's hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus kelaarti (Legge, 1878) 75 Blyth's hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus alboniger ...
The Accipitriformes (/ æ k ˌ s ɪ p ɪ t r ɪ ˈ f ɔːr m iː z /; from Latin accipiter 'hawk' and formes 'having the form of') are an order of birds that includes most of the diurnal birds of prey, including hawks, eagles, vultures, and kites, but not falcons.