Buzzard Explained

Buzzard is the common name of several species of birds of prey.

Buteo species

Archer's buzzard (Buteo archeri)
Augur buzzard (Buteo augur)
Broad-winged hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
Ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis)
Forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus)
Galápagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
Grey hawk (Buteo plagiatus)
Grey-lined hawk (Buteo nitidus)
Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius)
Jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
Mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
Puna hawk (Buteo poecilochrous)
Red-backed hawk (Buteo polyosoma)
Red-necked buzzard (Buteo auguralis)
Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus)
Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Ridgway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
Roadside hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
Rough-legged buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Rufous-tailed hawk (Buteo ventralis)
Short-tailed hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
White-rumped hawk (Buteo leucorrhous)
White-tailed hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
White-throated hawk (Buteo albigula)
Zone-tailed hawk (Buteo albonotatus)

Other species

Black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Grasshopper buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
Grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus)
Honey-buzzards, genus Pernis and Henicopernis, superficially resembling Buteo buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae
- Barred honey buzzard (Pernis celebensis)
- Black honey buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
- Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
- European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
- Long-tailed honey buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda)
Lizard buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
Rufous-winged buzzard (Butastur liventer)
White-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)
In parts of the US, the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is colloquially called a "buzzard".