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title: "Buteo buteo japonicus"
description: "Buteo japonicus — Uccelli. 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)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-buzzard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Buteo buteo japonicus

> Buteo japonicus — Uccelli. 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).

- Scientific name: *Buteo japonicus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 7823
- Wikidata: [Q1152577](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1152577)
- iNaturalist taxon: [486630](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/486630)

## Names

- en: Eastern Buzzard
- de: Taigabussard
- es: Busardo Japonés
- fr: Buse du Japon
- it: Buteo buteo japonicus
- nl: Japanse buizerd
- pl: Myszołów amurski

## Countries with the most observations

JP (1147), CN (1039), RU (835), KR (832), HK (544), TW (287), MO (51), KZ (49), TH (37), MN (16), PH (14), VN (11)

## Summary

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.
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Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_buzzard

## Photo

![Buteo buteo japonicus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-buzzard/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/260322172

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-buzzard?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).