[order] ACCIPITRIFORMES | [family] Accipitridae | [latin] Buteo japonicus | [authority] Temminck et Schlegel, 1844 | [UK] Eastern Buzzard | [FR] Buse variable | [DE] Japanbussard | [ES] Busardo Oriental | [NL] Oostelijke Buizerd
Subspecies
Monotypic species
Genus
Members of the genus Buteo are broad-winged, broad-tailed hawks, Well adapted for soaring. The bill, legs and talons are of average proportions. There is much colour variation both within the species, and, by way of phases, within individual species. In all cases the young are quite different from adults in that they are all well camouflaged with an overall brown appearance with varying amounts of striping below and paler mottling above.
The 25 species are spread worldwide with the exception of Australasia and much of the Indian sub-continent.
Physical charateristics
Eastern Buzzard usually has dark brown upperparts. Underparts are paler, almost white, with brown and reddish streaks on belly. the lower breast collar, is less distinct than in the Eurasian Buzzard. Primaries are darkish, carpal spots smaller than B. buteo but obvious.
| wingspan min.: | 58 | cm | wingspan max.: | 62 | cm |
| size min.: | 40 | cm | size max.: | 46 | cm |
| incubation min.: | 20 | days | incubation max.: | 23 | days |
| fledging min.: | 65 | days | fledging max.: | 23 | days |
| broods: | 1 | eggs min.: | 3 | ||
| eggs max.: | 6 |
Range
Oreintal Region: Breeds from the lake baikal area and mongolia east through amurland and northeastern china to sakhalin island, japan, and the kuril islands south to tibet and probably northwestern india; winters in southern asia from india to eastern and southern china, korea, and southern japan.
Habitat
It frequents all types of forests, as in the country or in mountains, but always close to open area.
Reproduction
No data
Feeding habits
It feeds on small and medium-sized mammals (rodents, voles, mice, rats, young rabbits and hares?), also birds (up to size of pigeons, pheasants and partridges), reptiles, amphibians and insects.
Video Eastern Buzzard
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAwvxOC0Gio
copyright: Kugayama Sanjin
Conservation
This taxon is Not Recognised as a species by BirdLife International.
Migration
Partial migrant, with the most northern breeding populations wintering in more southerly areas
Distribution map
