Mountain Long-legged Buzzard

There are known hybrids of Long-legged Buzzards (Buteo rufinus) with the Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius). Hybridization zone in the mountainous regions of the South-East Kazakhstan - from Tarbagatai, through the Dzungarian Alatau, Ketmen, to the Northern Tien Shan, including the Trans-Ili Alatau.