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Rough-legged Buzzard

Buteo lagopus

Classification

Class
Aves

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. Historically, it was also known as "rough-legged falcon" in such works as John James Audubon's The Birds of America.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 5,159Germany · 1,600United Kingdom · 402France · 78Belgium · 36Spain · 28Italy · 6Luxembourg · 6Switzerland · 4