Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Buteo (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the Common Buzzard) is a genus of medium-sized wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in North America. As both terms are ambiguous, buteo is sometimes used instead, for example, by the Peregrine Fund. Almost all species have a very characteristic tail pattern. This consists of a black base, a wide white middle band, a roughly equally wide black band, and a quite narrow white band on the feathertips that is often hard to discern or may be lost when the feathers are very worn. In the Great Black-hawk, the basal black is either missing or wider depending on subspecies, but in the former case the body near the tail base is black, resulting in an almost identical appearance. Only the Rufous Crab-hawk has a very different tail pattern (see also below).

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