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- The Long-legged Buzzard is a winter migrant . It is sighted in dry open plains in North and central India.
- The bird inhabits dry open plains of northern Africa, south-eastern Europe, west and central Asia and Eastern China
- Open, uncultivated areas, with high bushes, trees, cliffs or hillocks are its nesting areas.
- It feeds mostly on small rodents, and lizards, snakes, small birds, and large insects
- This bird is different from the Oriental honey Buzzard and White-eyed Buzzard which are resident birds.
- Now the bird is an important new addition to the Birds of Tamil Nadu list.
- Least Concern as per IUCN Red List.
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