> The common buzzard in Europe/Asia is a different bird entirely Funnily enough in France: - buzzard is "buse" (mostly - although not limited to - Buteo[1])

> The common buzzard in Europe/Asia is a different bird entirely Funnily enough in France: - buzzard is "buse" (mostly - although not limited to - Buteo[1]) - there's an unrelated yet identically pronounced "busard" (Circus[2]). - EDIT: oh, and "balbuzard" (Pandion[3] a.k.a ospreys) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buteo [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_(bird) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_(bird) [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandion_(bird) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandion_(bird)