Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Buteo
Species
buteo
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Britain, Iraq
Number of Sub-Species
Sixteen Sub Species
Migratory or Resident
Partially Migratory but Resident over much of its range
Preferred Habitat
Most often on the forest edges
Distribution and Range
Most of Europe much of western Asia and southern Africa
Food
Opportunistic hunter but prefers rodents