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  • Synonyms Eurasian buzzard, Steppe Buzzard, Buzzard, European Common Buzzard
  • Old latin name for bird Buteo major, Buteo spiralis, Accipiter buteo, Falco mutans, Falco buteo, Buteo variabilis, Buteo cinereus, Buteo vulpinus, Buteo communis, Buteo minor, Buteo fuscus, Buteo medius, Circus buteo, Buteo fasciatus, Falco versicolor, Falco albidus, Falco vulpinus, Buteo mutans, Aquila glancopis, Falco albus, Falco glancopis, Falco fasciatus, Falco variegatus, Buteo vulgaris, Falco glaucopis, Buteo septentrionalis, Buteo murum

Common Buzzardbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Italy
  • 2.
    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Italy
  • 3.
    Call, © Jack Berteau
    France
  • 4.
    Flight call, juvenile, © Marco Dragonetti
    Poland
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Marco Dragonetti
    Italy
  • 6.
    Call, © Jack Berteau
    France
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Frank Holzapfel
    Germany
  • 8.
    Call, female, male, © Elias A. Ryberg
    Norway
  • 9.
    Alarm call, flight call, © Jacek Betleja
    Poland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Buzzard

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread
  • Non breeding region AF, OR

Common Buzzard subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Buteo buteo buteoEurope e to Finland, Romania and Turkey; Madeira, Porto Santo and Desertas (Madeira group, nc Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Buteo buteo insularumCanary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Buteo buteo menetriesie Turkey through the Caucasus to n Iran-No
Buteo buteo pojanaCorsica, Sardinia, Sicily and c, s Italy.-No
Buteo buteo rothschildic, w Azores (nw Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)-No
Buteo buteo vulpinusn, e Europe and c Asiae, s Africa, s AsiaNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаЧауарбажә, аҲарымга
AfrikaansEuropese jakkalsvoël, Bruinjakkalsvoël, Bruinjakkalsvoel
Albanianhuta
Arabicالصقر الحوام, عقاب السهول عقاب, عقاب السهول, حوام شائع, صقر حوّام
ArmenianՄեծ Ճուռակ, Ճուռակ, [Churak ]
AzerbaijaniAdi sar
Bashkirһар
BasqueAligot comú, Zapelaitz arrunta, Zapelatz arrunt, zapelatz, Zapelatz arrunta
Belarusianканя, Заходні канюх-мышалоў, Канюх-мышалоў, kania, Канюк, Канюк-мышалоў
Bengaliপাতি তিসাবাজ, ঩াচত চত঳াফাজ
BretonZapelatz arrunt, Baou voutin, Ar vaou boutin, baou
Bulgarianobiknoven mišelov, Обикновен мишелов
Catalanaligot, aligot comú
Chinese[tíjian], 鶙鵳, [tu-bao], [putong kuang], 鵟, 土豹, 欧亚鵟, 鸡姆鹞, [kuang], 普通鵟, 普通
Chinese (Traditional)雞母鷂, 歐亞鵟, 普通鵟, 雞姆鷂, 土豹, 鶙鵳, 普通鵟〔歐亞鵟〕
Chuvashахаль шаланкă, шаланкă
Cornishbargos
Croatianmišar, Škanjac mišar, škanjac
Czechkáně, káně lesní, Káne lesní
DanishMusvåge
DutchBuizerd
EsperantoMusbuteo, buteo
Estonianhiireviu, Lääne-hiireviu
Faroesemúsvákur
Finnishhiirihaukka
FrenchBuse variable, buse, Buse des steppes, Épervier d'Europe
Frisianmûzefalk, Mûzebiter
GalicianAligot comú, Bexato, Buxato común, Miñato común, Miñato
Georgianჩვეულებრივი კაკაჩა
GermanMaeusebussard, Bussard, Mäusebussard, Mäusebussard-buto
GreekΓερακίvα, gerakina, Γερακίνα, (Κοινή) Γερακίνα
Hebrewעקב חורף
Hungarianegerészölyv, ölyv
IcelandicMúsvákur
IndonesianBurung Elang Buteo, Elang buteo
Irishmiñato, clamhán, bexato
ItalianMatàs, Poiana comune, Poiana, Poiana delle steppe, Poiana eurasiatica
Japaneseヨーロッパノスリ, クソトビ, ノスリ
KazakhЖамансары, кәдуілгі жамансары, ақсары, кәдімгі жамансары, ақ сары
Korean대륙말똥가리, 말똥가리, 서양말똥가리
Latvianklijans, klijāns, peļu klijāns
Lithuanianpaprastasis suopis, Piepis, Vakarinis suopis, suopis, Klykuolis
LuxembourgishBussar
Macedonianjастреб глувчар, Јастреб (Обичен) глувчар, глувчар, jastreb gluvčar
MalayBurung Lang Utara, Burung Helang Gempal, Helang Gempal, Burung Lang Besar
Malayalamപുൽപ്പരുന്ത്
Maltesekuċċarda prima, bies komuni
Manxshirragh, Clowan
MongolianСар, Ойн сар, шилийн сар
Northern SamiSáhpánboaimmáš, sáhpánfálli
NorwegianOrmhauk, musvåk, Skjorvengje, Vasspip
Norwegian NynorskMusvåk
Occitantartana
Persianسارگپۀ معمولی, سارگپه معمولی (صحرایی), سارگپه معمولی, سارگپه معمولی
Polishmyszołów (zwyczajny), myszołów, myszołów (myszołów zwyczajny), Myszołów zwyczajny, myszolów
PortugueseÁguia-d'asa-redonda, Bútio-comum, águia de asa redonda, milhafre, bútio-d'asa-redonda, Águia-de-asa-redonda
RomanianWorla, Worolo, sorecar, worolo worla, şorecar, Şorecar comun, Șorecar comun
Romanshgirun da mieurs
Russiankanjuk, Обыкновенный канюк (сарыч), Сарыч, Обыкновенный канюк, Канюк обыкновенный, Обыкновенный сарыч, Канюк
Sardiniantappàiu, stori furapuddas, tzurulia, Apayoni, sutzulia, tzampaghe, tzueddia, Spraperi, tappŕiu, pilloni farrancau, Tappayu, tzurrulliu, Pigana, istore pudarzu, lepperadore, atturistu, Zueddìa
Serbianobični mišar, Mišar, мишар, Jaстреб мишар, obicni mišar, Јастреб мишар, Jastreb mišar
Slovakmyšiak lesný (myšiak hôrny), Myšiak hórny, myšiak lesný, myšiak hôrny
Sloveniankanja, navadna kanja
SpanishBusardo ratonero, Busardo Común, buharro, Aguila ratonera, Ratonero común
SwahiliShakivale-nyika
Swedishormvråk
Tatarсарыча, гади елак карчыга , сар , сарыч
Thaiเหยี่ยวทะเลทราย, เหยี่ยวทะเลทรายตะวันตก
TswanaPhakwê
TurkishЖамансары, Step şahini, Şahin
Turkmenşahin, adaty syçançy, syçançy
UkrainianЗвичайний канюк, kanjuk, канюк звичайний, канюк
Uzbekсор бургут, оддий сор, сор
VietnameseChim Diều thường, Diều Nhật Bản, Chim Diều Nhật Bản, Chim Diều Buteo
Welshbwncath, Boda, Boncath, Boda llwyd, Bod teircail
XhosaIsangxa