Common Buzzard
BIRDING ARAGÓNCommon Buzzard
Buteo buteo
ES: Busardo ratonero
Description
L: 46-58cm; W:110-132cm;
A very common raptor, with highly variable plumage from very light to very dark colors, with everything in between. Generally brown-backed; pale underparts, streaked; wings dark, lighter below, with black-tipped primaries; tail dark and barred; bill dark; yellow wax; eye usually brown. Both sexes with similar plumage. Males generally smaller than females
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season:Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Protected species
- Hábitat: Forest
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza.
REGIONS
La Jacetania; Monegros y Bajo Cinca; Cinco Villas; Comarca Central; Campo Belchite y Bajo Martín; Cuencas Mineras
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
ESTEPAS DE MONEGRILLO Y PINA. LA RETUERTA Y SALADAS DE SÁSTAGO. EL BASAL, LAS MENORCAS Y LLANOS DE CARDIEL. SIERRAS DE LEYRE Y ORBA. LAGUNAS Y CARRIZALES DE CINCO VILLAS
