Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus

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Observations
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Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Buteo lagopus
Author
(Pontoppidan, 1763)
Vernacular names
  • piekana (Finnish)
  • fjällvråk (Swedish)
  • Rough-legged Buzzard (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.26704
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Published from Finland
Status in Finland
  • Stable population
  • BirdLife Category A
  • Regular breeder
Regulatory Status
  • Threatened species (NCD 1997/160, Appendix 4 2021/521) ?
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna - CITES, Appendix II ?
  • EU regulation regarding CITES, Appendix A ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 EN – Endangered
  • 2015 EN – Endangered
  • 2010 LC – Least Concern
  • 2000 LC – Least Concern
Expert
  • Jari Valkama
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • Birds
  • Birds of prey and owls
  • Birds of prey