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Raptor✓ Protected species

Buzzard / Kite / Sparrowhawk

Buteo buteo / Milvus spp. / Accipiter nisus

✓What to do NOW

  1. 1Same procedure as for the falcon: cover with a towel, grasp the feet
  2. 2Check the keel (sternum): if it protrudes like a blade, the animal is severely malnourished
  3. 3Dark box with ventilation holes, towel on the bottom
  4. 4Contact CRAS immediately

✗NEVER do this

  • ✗Do not feed raw meat
  • ✗Do not attempt DIY fracture treatment
  • ✗Do not leave exposed to open air — hypothermia stress is lethal

⚠ Important note

The red kite (Milvus milvus) is an at-risk species in Italy. Buzzards found on the ground often have collision fractures or second-generation rodenticide poisoning (brodifacoum). Report to the CRAS if found near farms or landfills.

⚖ Legal protection

Protected by the Birds Directive and Law 157/1992. The red kite is listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive.

Also known as

buzzardred kiteblack kitegoshawksparrowhawkshort-toed eaglehoney buzzardhen harrier

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