would you care to expound on that?

In the US, buzzard is pretty much always slang for a turkey vulture. The common buzzard in Europe/Asia is a different bird entirely.

> 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

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circus_(bird)

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandion_(bird)