Buzzard

A buzzard in biology is a member of the genus Buteo. In general talk it may be one of several large birds.

Old World
In the Old World buzzard can mean:
 One of several  medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings.
 In particular, those in the genus Buteo. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" may be more common in North America.
 Specifically, in Europe, the common buzzard is Buteo buteo. Most people call this bird a 'buzzard'.
 Any other raptor with the word buzzard as part of its name.

New World
In the New World 'buzzard' may mean:
 A vulture.  Mostly the American black vulture and turkey vulture.  It may be used as a general name for vultures.
 In parts of the United States where they are thought to be a pest, the name is used in a bad way to mean a bird of prey.  Mostly it is used for the Cooper's hawk, the sharp-shinned hawk the red-tailed hawk or the duck hawk.

Buteo species
Scientifically, these are all buzzards.
 Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
 Steppe buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus)
 Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
 Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
 Rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
 Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis)
 Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
 Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus )
 Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
 Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
 Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
 White-rumped hawk (Buteo leucorrhous)
 Short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
 White-throated hawk (Buteo albigula)
 White-tailed hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
 Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
 Red-backed hawk (Buteo polyosoma)
 Puna hawk (Buteo poecilochrous)
 Gray hawk (Buteo nitidus)
 Zone-tailed hawk (Buteo albonotatus )
 Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius)
 Rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis)
 Mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
 Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
 Upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
 Red-necked buzzard (Buteo auguralis)
 Augur buzzard, Buteo augur
 Archer's buzzard, Buteo archeri
 Jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)

 Other species known as "buzzard" 
 Black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
 Lizard buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
 Grasshopper buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
 White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
 Rufous-winged buzzard (Butastur liventer)
 Grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)
 Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
The honey-buzzards, genus Pernis, look something like Buteo buzzards.  They feed on wasp nests and larvae.
 European or Eurasian Honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
 Oriental honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
 Barred honey-buzzard (Pernis celebensis)
Other genus of honey buzzards
 Black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
 Long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda)

Category:Accipitriformes