Biology:Cape Verde buzzard

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Short description: Species of bird

Cape Verde buzzard
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo
Species:
B. bannermani
Binomial name
Buteo bannermani
Swann, 1919
Synonyms

Buteo buteo bannermani

The Cape Verde buzzard (Buteo bannermani) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). As its name implies, it is native to Cape Verde.[1] Some taxonomists consider it a distinct species.[2]

See also

  • List of birds of Cape Verde

References

  1. Clouet, Michel; Wink, Michael (2000). "The Buzzards of Cape Verde (Buteo (buteo) bannermani) and Socotra (Buteo buteo spp.) - First results of a genetic analysis based on nucleotide sequences of the cytochrome b gene". Alauda 68 (1): 55–58. http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/institute/fak14/ipmb/phazb/pubwink/2000/8.%202000.pdf. 
  2. Porter, R. F.; Kirwan, G. M. (2010). "Studies of Socotran birds VI. The taxonomic status of the Socotra Buzzard.". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 130: 116–131. 

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