Cape Verde buzzard
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]
| Cape Verde buzzard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Buteo |
| Species: | B. bannermani |
| Binomial name | |
| Buteo bannermani Swann, 1919 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Buteo buteo bannermani | |
See also
References
- 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" (PDF). Alauda. 68 (1): 55–58.
- 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.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6. Downloaded from https://web.archive.org/web/20100821172048/http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
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