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Length 51-57cm 20-22"
Wingspan 113-128cm 44-50"
Weight 400-1400g 15-48oz
area
The Common Buzzard is found commonly in pakistan.habitat
The preferred habitat of Common Buzzards is open countryside with small areas of woodland or the edges of more densely wooded areas. With decreased persecution, they are often being found closer to populated areas, where they can scavenge waste.
food source
Common Buzzards prey mainly on small rodents & mammals, though they will take reptiles, amphibians, large insects, invertebrates & young birds. They will also feed on carrion, often leading to them being accused of killing such things as new born lambs. Their preferred method of finding prey is 'still hunting', sitting on a post, looking for food. Buzzards will use also wind-hovering due find their prey & are comfortable searching for beetles & earthworms by walking around on the ground. The colloquial name "Dancing Hawk" stems from their habit of landing in open fields (often freshly worked) & dancing up & down - the noise made sounds like rain to worms & makes them rise to the surface then they get eaten by the buzzards. It is not unusual for groups of buzzards to do this at the same time in a single field, I have had reports of up to 40 buzzards in a single field.
description
Common Buzzards have broad wings & a short tail, these enable soaring flight on thermals & ridge currents. Males, being lighter, are able to rise on thermals faster & reach greater heights than females. One suggested reason for them appearing in unexpected districts is being caught by strong winds whilst thermaling, it being easier to drift with wind than to fly against it.
Common Buzzards usually breed for the first time around at 2-3 years old, though sometimes at one year old, often pairing for life. More often than not, a new nest is built every year fairly high in a tree. The eggs are laid between March & May, usually 2 or 3 eggs at 2 to 3 day intervals. Incubation is done by the female, starting when the first egg is laid, this means that the eggs hatch over a period of about 1 week. The young are able to fly within 7-8 weeks of hatching & are fully independent around 6 weeks later. Common Buzzards are regularly mobbed by crows, rooks, ravens & jackdaws. Buzzards are relatively unmanoeuvrable in the air, the mobbing birds get above the buzzard & force it to the ground, occasionally a small group of larger birds can kill the buzzard, usually with their sharp beaks.Because of their size & temperament,
Lifespan
The oldest Common Buzzard on record from a European ringing study was 28yrs 9months old.
Common Buzzards are regularly mobbed by crows, rooks, ravens & jackdaws. Buzzards are relatively unmanoeuvrable in the air, the mobbing birds get above the buzzard & force it to the ground, occasionally a small group of larger birds can kill the buzzard, usually with their sharp beaks.
Because of their size & temperament,
falconry
Common Buzzards are often recommended as a first bird for falconers. The birds do tend to be very lazy & require a lot of hard work, with a lot of regular flying, for the birds to become reasonable hunting birds.
