Buteo
| Buteo Temporal range: Oligocene – present | |
|---|---|
| Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Buteoninae |
| Genus: | Buteo Lacépède, 1799 |
| Type species | |
| Falco buteo Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
|
About 30, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Asturina | |
Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in the New World (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard). As both terms are ambiguous, buteo is sometimes used instead, for example, by the Peregrine Fund.
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