Bird
Eastern Buzzard
Buteo japonicus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records57,585in 9 countries
Most seen inTaiwan19,938 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Eastern Buzzard in brief
The eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of prey bird.
Across the 9 countries we cover it has 57,585 published records, most of them from Taiwan, Japan and China. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in July and August.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Taiwan19,938 records · best Dec, Apr
Japan14,460 records · best Feb, Jan
China13,404 records · best Oct, Dec
South Korea8,946 records · best Jan, Dec
Mongolia552 records · best Jun, May
Singapore140 records · best Nov, Dec
Kyrgyzstan75 records · best Feb, Dec
Uzbekistan62 records · best Feb, Dec
North Korea8 records · best Mar, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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