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Buteo rufinus (Long-legged Buzzard)

Synonyms: Buteo ferox; Falco rufinus (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) is a bird of prey in the Buteo genus. It is similar in appearance to the rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus), but it is larger and more robust.
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Infraspecies

Buteo rufinus cirtensis
Buteo rufinus rufinus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
0
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
5
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 2.02453
EDGE Score: 1.10675
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  2.588 lbs (1.174 kg)
Birth Weight [2]  73 grams
Female Weight [4]  2.897 lbs (1.314 kg)
Male Weight [4]  2.282 lbs (1.035 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [4]  27 %
Diet [3]  Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [3]  20 %
Diet - Endothermic [3]  80 %
Forages - Ground [3]  100 %
Clutch Size [5]  3
Clutches / Year [4]  1
Fledging [4]  47 days
Incubation [4]  33 days
Mating Display [2]  Non-acrobatic aerial display
Maximum Longevity [4]  9 years
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [6]  112
Snout to Vent Length [4]  21 inches (53 cm)
Female Maturity [4]  1 year 12 months

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

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Important Bird Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Prey / Diet

Spermophilus xanthoprymnus (Asia Minor ground squirrel)[7]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Falco naumanni (Lesser Kestrel)1
Falco tinnunculus (Eurasian Kestrel)1
Falco vespertinus (Red-footed Falcon)1
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Arhythmorhynchus villoti[8]
Centrorhynchus buteonis[8]
Cladotaenia globifera[8]
Eucoleus dispar[8]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Storchová, Lenka; Hořák, David (2018), Data from: Life-history characteristics of European birds, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n6k3n
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 4Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 5Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 6Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 7Spermophilus xanthoprymnus (Rodentia: Sciuridae), MUTLU KART Gür AND HAKAN Gür, MAMMALIAN SPECIES 42(864):183–194 (2010)
♦ 8Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0