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range from 560 to 675 g in males and 710 to 1180 g in females. Weights of migrant birds appear to be lower than at other times of year for steppe buzzards. Two surveys of migrant buzzards during their huge spring movement in Eilat, Israel showed 420 birds averaged 579 g and 882 birds averaged 578 g. In comparison, weights of wintering steppe buzzards was higher, averaging 725 g in 35 birds in the former Transvaal (South Africa)

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