C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Accipitriformes Accipitridae

Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

CIOC 2979

Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

Accipitriformes · Accipitridae

Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus).

ATK146

DEF113

2905 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 759.1 g
Wingspan: 130 cm
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 146

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 146).

DEF 113

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 113).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Oriental: Central & Southern Siberia & Mongolia & Northeastern China and Japan Habitat: Grassland & Savanna

4 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Buteo japonicus burmanicus
se Siberia (Transbaikalia) and n Mongolia to ne China, n Korea and e, ne Siberia. Sakhalin?
Buteo japonicus japonicus
Japan, locally Luzon (n Philippines)
Buteo japonicus toyoshimai
Izu and Bonin Is. (s Japan)
Buteo japonicus oshiroi
Daito Is. (s Japan)

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