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Upland Buzzard

Buteo hemilasius

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 81, February 60, March 93, April 147, May 212, June 231, July 247, August 212, September 156, October 116, November 64, December 50.
United States1,667
Alaska1,667
Russia1,180
Altai Republic573
China373
Tuva140
Qinghai Province128
Zabaykalsky Krai122
Irkutsk Oblast106
Beijing Municipality78

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusButeos · Buteo

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