Eastern Buzzard
Buteo japonicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusButeo (Buteos)
- SpeciesButeo japonicus (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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Jiuzhaigou National Park
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
Upland Buzzard
Buteo hemilasius
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eastern Buzzard at Jiuzhaigou National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 5 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |