Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), is a large Buzzard of the Family Accipitridae. It is found in a complex distributed pattern across North Africa, the Levant, Middle East, West and Central Asia.
Type…: Raptor
Habitat Breeding: Dry open plains, steppes and semi-deserts, & mountains in N Africa
Habitat Nesting: Uncultivated open areas with with suitable prominent trees, outcrops, cliffs, etc for nest sites
Habitat Winter:
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Buteo
Species: Buteo rufinus
Long-legged Buzzard – Species Factfile – arkive.org
Long-legged Buzzard – Species sheet – europeanraptors.org
Long-legged Buzzard – Species sheet – wikipedia.org
Long-legged Buzzard – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Long-legged Buzzard – Range and Calls – xeno-canto.org
Long-legged Buzzard – Sightings – ebird.org
Additional Material…
Long-legged Buzzard – Images – google.ae
Long-legged Buzzard – Video –
Long-legged Buzzard – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
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