Bird
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records111,651in 57 countries
Most seen inIsrael23,767 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Long-legged Buzzard in brief
The long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird of prey.
Across the 57 countries we cover it has 111,651 published records, most of them from Israel, Türkiye and Morocco. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.
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
Israel23,767 records · best Mar, Jan
Türkiye23,051 records · best May, Apr
Morocco6,807 records · best Mar, Apr
Iran6,487 records · best Oct, Jan
Greece5,739 records · best May, Apr
Kazakhstan5,260 records · best May, Jun
Bulgaria4,795 records · best May, Jan
Georgia4,002 records · best Sep, May
Cyprus3,633 records · best Apr, Mar
Ukraine3,282 records · best Sep, May
Russia2,705 records · best May, Apr
Romania2,480 records · best May, Jun
Palestine1,708 records · best Mar, Apr
Armenia1,594 records · best May, Jun
Kuwait1,503 records · best Nov, Jan
Algeria1,194 records · best Sep, Dec
Kyrgyzstan1,170 records · best Jul, Aug
Nepal1,111 records · best Jan, Dec
Azerbaijan1,100 records · best Nov, May
Egypt1,042 records · best Apr, Mar
Uzbekistan883 records · best May, Apr
Tunisia739 records · best Apr, Feb
Saudi Arabia722 records · best Oct, Mar
United Arab Emirates664 records · best Nov, Dec
Bangladesh618 records · best Dec, Nov
Mongolia616 records · best Jun, May
Jordan592 records · best Apr, Mar
Lebanon536 records · best Sep, Apr
Hungary499 records · best Aug, May
Pakistan428 records · best Dec, Jan
Oman416 records · best Nov, Jan
Iraq358 records · best Jan, May
Afghanistan341 records · best Oct, Apr
Poland332 records · best Aug, Sep
Tajikistan268 records · best Mar, Feb
Czechia238 records · best Sep, Aug
Qatar162 records · best Dec, Feb
North Macedonia131 records · best May, Jun
Serbia100 records · best Jul, May
Moldova95 records · best Apr, May
Turkmenistan81 records · best May, Nov
Syria65 records · best Apr, Mar
Albania58 records · best Sep, Mar
Slovakia42 records · best Sep, Oct
Mauritania41 records · best Mar, Jan
Yemen39 records · best Dec, Oct
Belarus28 records · best Jul, Aug
Sudan25 records · best Feb, Nov
Montenegro23 records · best Apr, Mar
Libya19 records · best Feb, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina18 records · best Aug, May
Kosovo18 records · best Sep, Jun
Eritrea8 records · best Jan, Feb
Lithuania7 records · best Oct, May
Bahrain7 records · best Oct, Apr
Djibouti3 records · best Mar, Sep
Malta1 records · best Sep, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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