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

Long-legged Buzzard - Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1827)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 6 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	201 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	agricultural mosaics cropland grassland heathland and shrub sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A403

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

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
ES0000337	Spain	Estrecho	Map
ES6310001	Spain	Calamocarro-Benzú	Map
HUBN10002	Hungary	Borsodi-sík	Map
HUBN10004	Hungary	Hevesi-sík	Map
HUDI10004	Hungary	Jászkarajenői puszták	Map
HUHN10002	Hungary	Hortobágy	Map
HUHN10003	Hungary	Bihar	Map
HUKM10002	Hungary	Kis-Sárrét	Map
HUKM10004	Hungary	Hódmezővásárhely környéki és csanádi-háti puszták	Map
HUKN10001	Hungary	Felső-kiskunsági szikes puszták és turjánvidék	Map
IT2020003	Italy	Palude di Albate	Map
IT2040007	Italy	Passo e Monte di Foscagno	Map
IT3320037	Italy	Laguna di Marano e Grado	Map
IT3330005	Italy	Foce dell'Isonzo - Isola della Cona	Map
IT51A0018	Italy	Monte Labbro e alta valle dell'Albegna	Map
IT5320007	Italy	Monte Conero	Map
IT9110008	Italy	Valloni e Steppe Pedegarganiche	Map
ITA030011	Italy	Dorsale Curcuraci, Antennamare	Map
ITA030027	Italy	Isola di Vulcano	Map
BG0002059	Bulgaria	Kamenski bair	Map
BG0002012	Bulgaria	Krumovitsa	Map
BG0000270	Bulgaria	Atanasovsko ezero	Map
BG0002025	Bulgaria	Lomovete	Map
IT9110039	Italy	Promontorio del Gargano	Map
BG0002079	Bulgaria	Osogovo	Map
BG0002085	Bulgaria	Chairya	Map
IT9350300	Italy	Costa Viola	Map
ITA050012	Italy	Torre Manfria, Biviere e Piana di Gela	Map
BG0002009	Bulgaria	Zlatiyata	Map
BG0002020	Bulgaria	Radinchevo	Map
BG0000241	Bulgaria	Srebarna	Map
BG0002046	Bulgaria	Yatata	Map
CY2000009	Cyprus	FOUNTOUKODASI PITSILIAS	Map
BG0002086	Bulgaria	Orizishta Tsalapitsa	Map
BG0002071	Bulgaria	Most Arda	Map
BG0002041	Bulgaria	Kompleks Ropotamo	Map
BG0002022	Bulgaria	Yazovir Rozov kladenets	Map
BG0002028	Bulgaria	Kompleks Straldzha	Map
BG0002063	Bulgaria	Zapadni Rodopi	Map
ES6320002	Spain	Barranco del Nano	Map
BG0000240	Bulgaria	Studenets	Map
IT9310017	Italy	Gole del Raganello	Map
BG0002017	Bulgaria	Kompleks Belenski ostrovi	Map
ES6320001	Spain	Zona marítimo terrestre de los acantilados de Aguadú	Map
BG0000209	Bulgaria	Pirin	Map
CY4000001	Cyprus	PERIOCHI POLIS - GIALIA	Map
BG0000399	Bulgaria	Bulgarka	Map
BG0000494	Bulgaria	Tsentralen Balkan	Map
BG0002003	Bulgaria	Kresna	Map
CY4000003	Cyprus	KOILADA DIARIZOU	Map
CY5000005	Cyprus	AKROTIRIO ASPRO - PETRA ROMIOU	Map
BG0002062	Bulgaria	Ludogorie	Map
BG0002014	Bulgaria	Madzharovo	Map
BG0002053	Bulgaria	Vrachanski Balkan	Map
CY4000014	Cyprus	PERIOCHI DRYMOU	Map
BG0002030	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kalimok	Map
CY4000002	Cyprus	CHA - POTAMI	Map
BG0002029	Bulgaria	Kotlenska planina	Map
ITA030042	Italy	Monti Peloritani, Dorsale Curcuraci, Antennamare e area marina dello stretto di Messina	Map
BG0002005	Bulgaria	Ponor	Map
BG0002006	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Orsoya	Map
BG0002048	Bulgaria	Suha reka	Map
CY4000015	Cyprus	PERIOCHI KRITOU MAROTTOU	Map
CY2000004	Cyprus	DASOS MACHAIRA	Map
ITA030043	Italy	Monti Nebrodi	Map
BG0002024	Bulgaria	Ribarnitsi Mechka	Map
BG0002057	Bulgaria	Besaparski ridove	Map
IT2060016	Italy	Valpredina e Misma	Map
BG0002040	Bulgaria	Strandzha	Map
BG0002094	Bulgaria	Adata - Tundzha	Map
CY2000006	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
BG0002101	Bulgaria	Meshtitsa	Map
BG0002058	Bulgaria	Sinite kamani - Grebenets	Map
BG0002106	Bulgaria	Yazovir Ivaylovgrad	Map
BG0002112	Bulgaria	Ruy	Map
BG0000273	Bulgaria	Burgasko ezero	Map
BG0002081	Bulgaria	Maritsa - Parvomay	Map
BG0002083	Bulgaria	Svishtovsko-Belenska nizina	Map
IT3311001	Italy	Magredi di Pordenone	Map
BG0002001	Bulgaria	Rayanovtsi	Map
CY6000005	Cyprus	PERIOCHI LEFKARON	Map
BG0002013	Bulgaria	Studen kladenets	Map
CY4000004	Cyprus	VOUNI PANAGIAS	Map
BG0002078	Bulgaria	Slavyanka	Map
ES6300001	Spain	Islas Chafarinas	Map
CY4000005	Cyprus	EPISKOPI MOROU NEROU	Map
BG0002010	Bulgaria	Yazovir Pyasachnik	Map
ITA030044	Italy	Arcipelago delle Eolie - area marina e terrestre	Map
BG0000113	Bulgaria	Vitosha	Map
BG0002019	Bulgaria	Byala reka	Map
CY4000007	Cyprus	XEROS POTAMOS	Map
BG0002027	Bulgaria	Yazovir Malko Sharkovo	Map
BG0002039	Bulgaria	Harsovska reka	Map
BG0002102	Bulgaria	Devetashko plato	Map
BG0000332	Bulgaria	Karlukovski karst	Map
BG0002052	Bulgaria	Yazovir Zhrebchevo	Map
BG0002096	Bulgaria	Obnova	Map
BG0002074	Bulgaria	Nikopolsko plato	Map
BG0000152	Bulgaria	Pomoriysko ezero	Map
ROSPA0053	Romania	Lacul Bugeac	Map
ROSPA0006	Romania	Balta Tătaru	Map
ROSPA0015	Romania	Câmpia Crișului Alb și Crișului Negru	Map
ROSPA0028	Romania	Dealurile Târnavelor și Valea Nirajului	Map
ROSPA0009	Romania	Beștepe - Mahmudia	Map
ROSPA0032	Romania	Deniz Tepe	Map
ROSPA0023	Romania	Confluența Jiu - Dunăre	Map
ROSPA0026	Romania	Cursul Dunării - Baziaș - Porțile de Fier	Map
ROSPA0091	Romania	Pădurea Babadag	Map
ROSPA0036	Romania	Dumbrăveni	Map
ROSPA0059	Romania	Lacul Strachina	Map
ROSPA0069	Romania	Lunca Mureșului Inferior	Map
ROSPA0105	Romania	Valea Mostiștea	Map
ROSPA0002	Romania	Allah Bair - Capidava	Map
ROSPA0073	Romania	Măcin - Niculițel	Map
ROSPA0100	Romania	Stepa Casimcea	Map
ROSPA0090	Romania	Ostrovu Lung - Gostinu	Map
ROSPA0092	Romania	Pădurea Bârnova	Map
ROSPA0101	Romania	Stepa Saraiu - Horea	Map
ROSPA0094	Romania	Pădurea Hagieni	Map
ROSPA0040	Romania	Dunărea Veche - Brațul Măcin	Map
ROSPA0097	Romania	Pescăria Cefa - Pădurea Rădvani	Map
ROSPA0019	Romania	Cheile Dobrogei	Map
ROSPA0047	Romania	Hunedoara Timișană	Map
ROSPA0031	Romania	Delta Dunării și Complexul Razim - Sinoie	Map
ROSPA0001	Romania	Aliman - Adamclisi	Map
ROSPA0017	Romania	Canaralele de la Hârșova	Map
ROSPA0008	Romania	Băneasa - Canaraua Fetei	Map
ROSPA0071	Romania	Lunca Siretului Inferior	Map
ROSPA0061	Romania	Lacul Techirghiol	Map
ROSPA0074	Romania	Maglavit	Map
BG0002051	Bulgaria	Kaliakra	Map
BG0002026	Bulgaria	Derventski vazvishenia	Map
BG0002082	Bulgaria	Batova	Map
BG0002054	Bulgaria	Sredna gora	Map
BG0002097	Bulgaria	Belite skali	Map
BG0002050	Bulgaria	Durankulashko ezero	Map
BG0002076	Bulgaria	Mesta	Map
BG0002072	Bulgaria	Melnishki piramidi	Map
BG0002043	Bulgaria	Emine	Map
BG0000156	Bulgaria	Shablenski ezeren kompleks	Map
BG0002044	Bulgaria	Kamchiyska planina	Map
BG0000191	Bulgaria	Varnensko-Beloslavsko ezero	Map
BG0002002	Bulgaria	Zapaden Balkan	Map
BG0002113	Bulgaria	Trigrad - Mursalitsa	Map
BG0002061	Bulgaria	Balchik	Map
BG0002077	Bulgaria	Bakarlaka	Map
BG0002038	Bulgaria	Provadiysko-Royaksko plato	Map
BG0000271	Bulgaria	Mandra - Poda	Map
BG0002045	Bulgaria	Kompleks Kamchia	Map
BG0002109	Bulgaria	Vasilyovska planina	Map
BG0002098	Bulgaria	Rupite	Map
BG0002073	Bulgaria	Dobrostan	Map
BG0002066	Bulgaria	Zapadna Strandzha	Map
BG0002021	Bulgaria	Sakar	Map
CY6000007	Cyprus	POTAMOS PANAGIAS STAZOUSAS	Map
CY6000008	Cyprus	POTAMOS PENTASCHINOS	Map
CY5000010	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHA - POTAMI	Map
CY4000019	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS KOILADA SARAMA	Map
CY6000010	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
CY4000022	Cyprus	KREMMOI EZOUSAS	Map
CY3000007	Cyprus	FRAGMA ACHNAS	Map
CY4000018	Cyprus	EKBOLES POTAMON EZOUSAS, XEROU, KAI DIARIZOU	Map
CY4000020	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS KOILADA DIARIZOU	Map
CY4000016	Cyprus	FARANGIA AGIAS AIKATERINIS - AGIAS PARASKEVIS	Map
CY5000008	Cyprus	PERIOCHI KOILADAS XYLOURIKOU	Map
CY4000021	Cyprus	KOILADA EZOUSAS	Map
CY6000009	Cyprus	PERIOCHI KOSIIS - PALLOUROKAMPOU	Map
CY2000015	Cyprus	VOUNOKORFES MADARIS - PAPOUTSAS	Map
CY4000010	Cyprus	CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
CY4000017	Cyprus	GKREMOI CHANOUTARI	Map
CY6000011	Cyprus	LIMNI OROKLINIS	Map
CY5000009	Cyprus	POTAMOS PARAMALIOU	Map
CY4000023	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS CHERSONISOS AKAMA	Map
CY2000013	Cyprus	PERIOCHI TZIONIA	Map
ROSPA0066	Romania	Limanu - Herghelia	Map
AT1220V00	Austria	Feuchte Ebene - Leithaauen	Map
AT1213V00	Austria	Sandboden und Praterterrasse	Map
AT1209000	Austria	Westliches Weinviertel	Map
AT3205021	Austria	Obertauern-Hundsfeldmoor	Map
AT1202V00	Austria	March-Thaya-Auen	Map
AT1221V00	Austria	Truppenübungsplatz Allentsteig	Map
ROSPA0111	Romania	Berteștii de Sus - Gura Ialomiței	Map
ROSPA0128	Romania	Lunca Timișului	Map
ROSPA0148	Romania	Vitănești - Răsmirești	Map
ROSPA0126	Romania	Livezile - Dolaț	Map
ROSPA0127	Romania	Lunca Bârzavei	Map
ROSPA0120	Romania	Kogălniceanu - Gura Ialomiței	Map
BG0002126	Bulgaria	Pirin bufer	Map
BG0002128	Bulgaria	Tsentralen Balkan bufer	Map
CY5000011	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS KOILADA LIMNATI	Map
ROSPA0150	Romania	Acumulările Sârca - Podu Iloaiei	Map
ROSPA0162	Romania	Mânjești	Map
ROSPA0168	Romania	Râul Prut	Map
ROSPA0167	Romania	Râul Bârlad între Zorleni și Gura Gărbăvoțului	Map
ROSPA0166	Romania	Plopeni - Chirnogeni	Map
ROSPA0151	Romania	Ciobănița - Osmancea	Map
ROSPA0152	Romania	Coridorul Ialomiței	Map
CY2000016	Cyprus	DASOS PAFOU	Map
CY4000025	Cyprus	ZONI EIDIKIS PROSTASIAS XEROY POTAMOU	Map
CY5000002	Cyprus	PERIOCHI KOKKINOKREMMOS	Map
CY6000001	Cyprus	PERIOCHI MOYTTI TOY ZIOU	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)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.	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
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
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
Adlerbussard	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Arendbuizerd	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Arohiirihaukka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Busardo Moro	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Buse féroce	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Búteo-mouro	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kurhannik	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Long-legged Buzzard	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Örnvråk	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Poiana codabianca	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Pusztai ölyv	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ratonero moro	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Ørnevåge	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC

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

Other resources

EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:02880	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

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