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Vagrant to Belarus, Belgium, Botswana, Denmark, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi (NB), Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland (B) (NB), Portugal, Somalia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo.

Forms superspecies with Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius). Sometimes considered conspecific with Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius). Subspecies cirtensis may be separate species.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

• rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1827)   -  South-eastern Europe and Asia Minor eastern through Iran and Afghanistan to north-western Mongolia and south to north-western India (Garhwal). Winters to north-eastern Africa and northern India.
• cirtensis (Levaillant, J, 1850)   -  Northern Africa, from Mauritania to Egypt, Arabia.

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