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Buzzard or hawk?

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How to tell them apart

In the US, buzzards of this group are called hawks.

Quick answers

They differ on 1 of the 8 quick answers: kept as a pet.

Quick answers for the buzzard and the hawk
QuestionBuzzardHawk
What is it?BirdBird
Carnivore?YesYes
Dangerous?NoNo
Domesticated?NoNo
Awake when?DaytimeDaytime
Hibernates?NoNo
Kept as a pet? differsNoSometimes
Do people eat it?NoNo

At a glance

At a glance: the buzzard and the hawk
QuestionBuzzardHawk
Found in differsEurope, Asia, AfricaWorldwide
Habitat differsFarmland, Forest, GrasslandForest, Grassland, Farmland
SizeMediumMedium
Legs22
Covered inFeathersFeathers
Lives differsIn pairsAlone
Lives for12–20 years12–20 years
Can flyYesYes
SwimsNoNo
Lays eggsYesYes

About each

Buzzard

The common buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey found across most of Europe and east into Asia, and probably the most common daytime raptor in Europe. It mostly hunts voles and other rodents from a perch.

Everything on the buzzard page

Hawk

Birds of prey of the eagle family, found on every continent except Antarctica. “True” hawks such as goshawks and sparrowhawks are woodland hunters with short, broad wings; in the US the name also covers the broad-winged buzzards.

Everything on the hawk page

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Common buzzard
  2. Wikipedia: Hawk
  3. Wikipedia: Eagle
  4. Wikipedia: Falcon

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