Buteo regalis (Gray & GR 1844)

Widespread and relatively common in appropriate habitats, namely relatively intact native grasslands and shrubsteppe. Reports of local declines, continued loss of habitat, sensitivity to disturbance in a prairie species, and relatively low numbers show this species should be carefully watched and regularly re-evaluated.

it breeds in canada,washington,idaho and north dakota.

it is threatened by cultivation of land,shooting and reducing its main food supplies e.g.prairie dogs.