Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
English (US) Long-legged Buzzard
The Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 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 rufinus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Buteo rufinus rufinus
- Buteo rufinus cirtensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco rufinus
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829)
- Type locality
- upper Nubia, Shendi, Sennar, and Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.40 pl.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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