Raptor✓ Protected species
Buzzard / Kite / Sparrowhawk
Buteo buteo / Milvus spp. / Accipiter nisus
What to do NOW
- 1Same procedure as for the falcon: cover with a towel, grasp the feet
- 2Check the keel (sternum): if it protrudes like a blade, the animal is severely malnourished
- 3Dark box with ventilation holes, towel on the bottom
- 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
- buzzard
- red kite
- black kite
- goshawk
- sparrowhawk
- short-toed eagle
- honey buzzard
- hen harrier
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