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British buzzards were of intermediate size, 214 males averaging 781 g and 261 females averaging 969 g. Birds to the south in Spain were smaller, averaging 662 g in 22 males and 800 g in 30 females. Cramp and Simmons (1980) listed the mean body mass overall of nominate buzzards in Europe overall as 828 g in males and 1052 g in females.
* B. b. rothschildi Swann, 1919: This proposed subspecies is native to the Azores islands. It is generally considered a valid subspecies.

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