Buteo lagopus
E807487
Buteo lagopus, commonly known as the rough-legged buzzard or rough-legged hawk, is a medium-large Arctic-breeding raptor that winters in open habitats across the Northern Hemisphere.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
buzzard
ⓘ
hawk ⓘ raptor ⓘ species of bird ⓘ |
| binomialName | Buteo lagopus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-large ⓘ |
| breedingContinent |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingRange |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subarctic regions ⓘ |
| class | Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName |
rough-legged buzzard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rough-legged hawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
carrion
ⓘ
lemmings ⓘ small birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ voles ⓘ |
| family | Accipitridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
farmland
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ marshes ⓘ open country ⓘ tundra ⓘ |
| huntingStrategy |
hovering over open ground
ⓘ
perching and scanning ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legFeathering | feathered to the toes ⓘ |
| migration | migratory ⓘ |
| nestSite |
cliffs
ⓘ
ground in tundra ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ |
| nonBreedingRange |
temperate Asia
ⓘ
temperate Europe ⓘ temperate North America ⓘ |
| order | Accipitriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Buteo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
dark morph
ⓘ
light morph ⓘ variable ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | females larger than males ⓘ |
| tailPattern | broad white tail with dark terminal band in most birds ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 120–150 cm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
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