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