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Upland Buzzard
Buteo hemilasius Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The largest species of the Buteo genus, this buzzard lives in mountainous grassy and rocky areas in areas of Central Asia, northern South Asia and East Asia from Kazakhstan to Korea. The upland buzzard is migratory but typically covers a short distance apparently to avoid snow cover that may hamper prey capture. This species primarily subsists on small mammals but does not shun alternate prey from small to large birds and insects. This little-known raptor has a large range, and though generally uncommon, it is not thought to be rare or declining as a species. As a result, it is classified as least concern by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Upland buzzard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:08:18.024632+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Buteo hemilasius Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
- Name authority
- Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
- Common name
- Upland Buzzard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Buteo
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae Vigors, 1824
- genusButeo Lacépède, 1799
- speciesButeo hemilasius Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Buteo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Forest BuzzardButeo trizonatus Rudebeck, 1957 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-throated HawkButeo albigula Philippi, 1899 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zone-tailed HawkButeo albonotatus Kaup, 1847 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Himalayan BuzzardButeo refectus Portenko, 1935 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Augur BuzzardButeo augur (Rüppell, 1836) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralis Salvadori, 1866 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Galapagos HawkButeo galapagoensis (Gould, 1837) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus (Pontoppidan, 1763) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ferruginous HawkButeo regalis (G. R. Gray, 1844) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Socotra BuzzardButeo socotraensis Porter & Kirwan, 2010 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Temminck, Coenraad Jacob, & and Hermann Schlegel. (1845). Fauna Japonica, Sive, Descriptio Animalium, Quae in Itinere per Japoniam, Jussu et Auspiciis, Superiorum, Qui Summum in India Batava Imperium Tenent, Suscepto, Annis 1823-1830, Vol. 4, Aves, Fascicle 1. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:NYV9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.