Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1827) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Long-legged buzzard Adlerbussard Buse féroce Busardo moro
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC 3 threat status E (P))
Migration: partial intercontinental

Buteo rufinus

N African cirtensis sedentary and dispersive, having reached Senegal on one occasion. Eurasian rufinus either totally migratory, or partially migratory in N of breeding range and sedentary in S; winters from Turkey, Middle East and Arabia to Pakistan, N India and S Tibet; some birds reach N Africa, mainly Nile Valley and E sub- Saharan Africa. Leaves breeding grounds mainly in late Aug and Sept; returns mid-Mar to mid-Apr. Local movements due to droughts have been reported.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
Recommended link: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/directive/buteo_rufinus_en.htm
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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