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A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.

In the Old World

Buzzard can mean:
  • One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings.
  • In particular, those in the genus Buteo. In the Old World, members of this genus are named as "buzzards", but "hawk" is more common in North America.
  • Specifically, in Europe, the Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, where Buzzard is often used as a synonym.
  • Any raptor which has the word buzzard as part of its name.

In the New World

Buzzard can mean: The Old World and New World uses are almost antonyms.

Buteo species

Other species known as "buzzard"

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The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans in the 15th century before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands.
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    Accipitriformes
  • Pandionidae
  • Accipitridae
  • Sagittariidae
  • Falconiformes
  • Falconidae


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Buteo
Lacepede, 1799

Species

About 30, see text
Synonyms

Asturina

Buteo[1] is a genus of medium-sized wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings.
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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North America is a continent [1] in the Earth's northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west
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B. buteo

Binomial name
Buteo buteo
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Dark green: All-year distribution
Light green/blue: Breeding/winter range of Steppe Buzzard.

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The New World is one of the names used for the Americas. When the term originated in the late 15th century, the Americas were new to the Europeans, who previously thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively, the Old World).
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Cathartidae
Lafresnaye, 1839

Genera

Coragyps
Cathartes
Gymnogyps
Vultur
Sarcoramphus

The New World vultures family Cathartidae
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Coragyps
Saint-Hilaire, 1853

Species: C. atratus

Binomial name
Coragyps atratus
(Bechstein, 1793)

Subspecies
  • C. a.

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C. aura

Binomial name
Cathartes aura
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Approximate range/distribution map of the Turkey Vulture.

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Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.

They are:
  • The Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) which inhabits the Andes mountains.

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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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pest is an organism which has characteristics that are regarded as injurious or unwanted. This is most often because it causes damage to agriculture through feeding on crops or parasitising livestock, such as codling moth on apples, or boll weevil on cotton.
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Chickenhawk or Chicken Hawk" is an unofficial designation for three species of North American hawks -- the Cooper's Hawk, the Sharp-shinned Hawk and the Red-tailed Hawk. The term Chicken Hawk, however, is inappropriate.
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B. jamaicensis

Binomial name
Buteo jamaicensis
(Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms

Buteo borealis
Buteo broealis (lapsus)

The Red-tailed Hawk (
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A. cooperii

Binomial name
Accipiter cooperii
(Bonaparte, 1828)

The Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk.
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F. peregrinus

Binomial name
Falco peregrinus
Tunstall, 1771

Global range
(blue indicates presence)


Subspecies
17-19, see text
Synonyms


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F. peregrinus

Binomial name
Falco peregrinus
Tunstall, 1771

Global range
(blue indicates presence)


Subspecies
17-19, see text
Synonyms


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hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses:
  • In strict use in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the species in the bird subfamily Accipitrinae in the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, and Megatriorchis.

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Eagles are large birds of prey which mainly inhabit Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species (the Bald and Golden Eagles) are found in North America north of Mexico, with a few more species in Central and South America, and three in Australia.
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“Tiercel” redirects here. For other meanings, see Tercel.

Falcons

Mauritius Kestrel, Falco punctatus.
This small falcon was nearly extinct in 1974.

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Strigiformes
Wagler, 1830

Families

Strigidae
Tytonidae
Ogygoptyngidae (fossil)
Palaeoglaucidae (fossil)
Protostrigidae (fossil)
Sophiornithidae (fossil)
Synonyms

Strigidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist Owls
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Corvus

Species

See text.
Raven is the common name given to the largest species of passerine birds in the genus Corvus. Corvids are also commonly referred to as 'crows' and other species in the same genus include jackdaws, and rooks.
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Diomedeidae
G.R. Gray, 1840

Genera

Diomedea
Thalassarche
Phoebastria
Phoebetria

Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae
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Antonyms, from the Greek anti ("opposite") and onoma ("name") are word pairs that are opposite in meaning, such as hot and cold, obese and skinny, and up and down.
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B. buteo

Binomial name
Buteo buteo
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Dark green: All-year distribution
Light green/blue: Breeding/winter range of Steppe Buzzard.

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B. jamaicensis

Binomial name
Buteo jamaicensis
(Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms

Buteo borealis
Buteo broealis (lapsus)

The Red-tailed Hawk (
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B. rufinus

Binomial name
Buteo rufinus
(Cretzschmar, 1829)

Light Green shows breeding range, blue shows winter range, dark green is permanent range.

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B. lagopus

Binomial name
Buteo lagopus
(Pontoppidan, 1763)

The Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus), called the Rough-legged Hawk in North America, is a medium-large bird of prey.
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