Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
About the Eastern Buzzard
The eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (Buteo japonicus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). It was formerly treated as a subspecies of the common buzzard, but molecular phylogenetic studies revealed that B. buteo as then circumscribed was polyphyletic, leading to the recognition of the eastern buzzard and Himalayan buzzard (B. refectus) as distinct species. It is native to East Asia and some parts of Russia and South Asia, with some birds wintering in Southeast Asia. It is similar to the steppe buzzard. It is carnivorous. It includes four subspecies: B. j. burmanicus: breeds in Siberia, Mongolia, northern China, and North Korea, winters in Southeast Asia
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 18 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in China, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusrecording
- Common BuzzardButeo buteorecording
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidusrecording
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatusrecording
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisrecording
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.