Buteo rufinus
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Do not handle an injured bird bare-handed; the talons will not let go once they grip. Cover it with a blanket, box it with ventilation and call wildlife authorities. Approaching a cliff nest flushes the adult, and eggs die within minutes in steppe heat.
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Tail plain pale rufous with no barring and no terminal band, unlike the finely barred tail of common buzzard
Head and upper breast distinctly pale cream, contrasting sharply with a dark belly
Large clean white window on the underwing hand, with a big black carpal patch
Larger and longer-winged than common buzzard, gliding more heavily and hanging motionless in the wind
A bird of treeless steppe and rocky slopes, while common buzzard favours woodland edges and farmland
