Rough-legged Buzzard
Buteo lagopus(Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
English (US) Rough-legged Buzzard
The Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Buteo lagopus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rough-legged Buzzard
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Buteo lagopus lagopus
- Buteo lagopus menzbieri
- Buteo lagopus kamtschatkensis
- Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco Lagopus
- Described by
- (Pontoppidan, E, 1763)
- Type locality
- no locality = Denmark.
- Original description
- Den Danske Atlas eller Konge-Riget Dannemark (etc.) 1 p.616
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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