Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Buteo buteo, B. japonicus and B. refectus (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as B. buteo following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).
Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Kruckenhauser, L.; Haring, E.; Pinsker, W.; Riesing , M. J.; Winkler, H.; Wink, M.; Gamauf, A. 2004. Genetic vs. morphological differentiation of Old World buzzards (genus Buteo, Accipitridae). Zoologica Scripta 33: 197-211.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
low |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size is unknown given recent taxonomic splits.
The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.
Trend justification: The population trend is difficult to determine because of uncertainty over the impacts of habitat modification on population sizes.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/himalayan-buzzard-buteo-refectus on 03/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 03/12/2024.