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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Falconiformes > Family: Accipitridae > Genus: Buteo > Species: Buteo lagopus

Rough-legged Buzzard - Buteo lagopus (Pontoppidan, 1763)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Threatened
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 5 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	81 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land woodland and forest
Wintering habitats	agricultural mosaics cropland grassland sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A088

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

Endangered

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE2919402	Germany	Oberneulander Wümmeniederung	Map
DE2935401	Germany	Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Map
DE3239401	Germany	Untere Havel/Sachsen-Anhalt und Schollener See	Map
DE3334401	Germany	Milde-Niederung/Altmark	Map
DE3437401	Germany	Elbaue Jerichow	Map
DE3532401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Drömling	Map
DE3639401	Germany	Vogelschutzgebiet Fiener Bruch	Map
DE3938401	Germany	Zerbster Land	Map
DE4134401	Germany	Hakel	Map
DE4137401	Germany	Wulfener Bruch und Teichgebiet Osternienburg	Map
DE4139401	Germany	Mittlere Elbe einschließlich Steckby-Lödderitzer Forst	Map
DE4142401	Germany	Mündungsgebiet der Schwarzen Elster	Map
DE4638401	Germany	Saale-Elster-Aue südlich Halle	Map
IT2090001	Italy	Monticchie	Map
IT20B0011	Italy	Bosco Fontana	Map
IT3210039	Italy	Monte Baldo Ovest	Map
IT3230047	Italy	Lago di Santa Croce	Map
IT4050022	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Map
IT4050024	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Bentivoglio, S. Pietro in Casale, Malalbergo e Baricella	Map
IT4060001	Italy	Valli di Argenta	Map
IT4060002	Italy	Valli di Comacchio	Map
IT4060008	Italy	Valle del Mezzano	Map
IT4060015	Italy	Bosco della Mesola, Bosco Panfilia, Bosco di Santa Giustina, Valle Falce, La Goara	Map
SE0230126	Sweden	Svensksundsviken	Map
SE0430002	Sweden	Falsterbo-Foteviken	Map
SE0710077	Sweden	Kålhuvudet	Map
SE0820201	Sweden	Padjelanta	Map
SE0820295	Sweden	Laidauredeltat	Map
BG0000270	Bulgaria	Atanasovsko ezero	Map
IT20B0501	Italy	Viadana, Portiolo, San Benedetto Po e Ostiglia	Map
BG0000241	Bulgaria	Srebarna	Map
DE0916491	Germany	Ramsar-Gebiet S-H Wattenmeer und angrenzende Küstengebiete	Map
BG0002048	Bulgaria	Suha reka	Map
IT4070024	Italy	Podere Pantaleone	Map
BG0002040	Bulgaria	Strandzha	Map
IT20A0013	Italy	Lanca di Gerole	Map
BG0002081	Bulgaria	Maritsa - Parvomay	Map
IT20B0402	Italy	Riserva Regionale Garzaia di Pomponesco	Map
IT20A0402	Italy	Riserva Regionale Lanca di Gerole	Map
ROSPA0022	Romania	Comana	Map
ROSPA0045	Romania	Grădiștea Muncelului - Ciclovina	Map
ROSPA0028	Romania	Dealurile Târnavelor și Valea Nirajului	Map
ROSPA0026	Romania	Cursul Dunării - Baziaș - Porțile de Fier	Map
ROSPA0011	Romania	Blahnița	Map
ROSPA0024	Romania	Confluența Olt - Dunăre	Map
ROSPA0091	Romania	Pădurea Babadag	Map
ROSPA0058	Romania	Lacul Stânca Costești	Map
ROSPA0046	Romania	Gruia - Gârla Mare	Map
ROSPA0092	Romania	Pădurea Bârnova	Map
ROSPA0094	Romania	Pădurea Hagieni	Map
ROSPA0062	Romania	Lacurile de acumulare de pe Argeș	Map
ROSPA0067	Romania	Lunca Barcăului	Map
ROSPA0025	Romania	Cozia - Buila - Vânturarița	Map
ROSPA0068	Romania	Lunca inferioară a Turului	Map
ROSPA0080	Romania	Munții Almăjului - Locvei	Map
ROSPA0037	Romania	Dumbrăvița - Rotbav - Măgura Codlei	Map
ROSPA0031	Romania	Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Map
ROSPA0055	Romania	Lacul Gălățui	Map
ROSPA0042	Romania	Eleșteiele Jijiei și Miletinului	Map
ROSPA0081	Romania	Munții Apuseni - Vlădeasa	Map
ROSPA0020	Romania	Cheile Nerei - Beușnița	Map
ROSPA0008	Romania	Băneasa - Canaraua Fetei	Map
ROSPA0061	Romania	Lacul Techirghiol	Map
BG0002051	Bulgaria	Kaliakra	Map
BG0002097	Bulgaria	Belite skali	Map
BG0002043	Bulgaria	Emine	Map
BG0002045	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kamchia	Map
BG0002021	Bulgaria	Sakar	Map
ROSPA0066	Romania	Limanu - Herghelia	Map
AT1220V00	Austria	Feuchte Ebene - Leithaauen	Map
AT1102112	Austria	Zurndorfer Eichenwald und Hutweide	Map
AT3225000	Austria	Weidmoos	Map
AT2103000	Austria	Hörfeld Moor - Kärntner Anteil	Map
AT1126129	Austria	Waasen - Hanság	Map
AT1209000	Austria	Westliches Weinviertel	Map
AT1202V00	Austria	March-Thaya-Auen	Map
ROSPA0133	Romania	Munții Călimani	Map
ROSPA0141	Romania	Subcarpații Vrancei	Map
PLB140015	Poland	Bagno Pulwy	Map
IT4020027	Italy	Cronovilla	Map
BG0002115	Bulgaria	Bilo	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Falconiformes)	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement. (Migratory species of Accipitridae)	http://www.cms.int/
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia - under Bonn Convention (MoU Raptors)	Annex I: migratory populations of Falconiformes and Strigiformes species occurring in Africa and Eurasia to which this MoU applies	http://www.cms.int/raptors/
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control. (Falconiformes spp.)	http://www.cites.org/eng
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Busardo Calzado	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Buse pattue	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Búteo-calçado	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Fjällvråk	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gatyás ölyv	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Piekana	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Poiana calzata	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rauhfußbussard	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Rough-legged Buzzard	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ruigpootbuizerd	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
All species of Falconiformes
Falconiformes spp.
Migratory species of Accipitridae

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:02900	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Armenia	50/249 (individuals)	1994-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Austria	10/100 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Azerbaijan	10/100 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Belarus	250/999 (individuals)	1997-2002	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Bulgaria	500/2000 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Croatia	1/10 (individuals)	2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Czech Republic	1000/2000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Denmark	500/1500 (individuals)	1999-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Estonia	10/50 (individuals)	1998	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Finland	500/4000 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Finland	10/100 (individuals)	1998-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Greece	0/10 (individuals)	1995-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Hungary	1500/3000 (individuals)	2000-2002	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Latvia	50/200 (individuals)	1990-1998	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Lithuania	500/5000 (individuals)	1992-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Moldova, Republic of	150/250 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Netherlands	75/150 (individuals)	2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Norway	5000/10000 (pairs)	1990-2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Poland	50000/100000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Romania	500/2000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation	30000/60000 (pairs)	1994-2001	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Slovakia	800/2500 (individuals)	1990-1999	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Slovenia	0/5 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Sweden	2000/5000 (pairs)	1999-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Ukraine	13000/230000 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
United Kingdom	5/119 (individuals)	1990-2000	Wintering	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2