Friday, February 17, 2012

>Buteo socotraensis (Socotra Buzzard)

Socotra Buzzard



Socotra Buzzard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Buteo
Species:B. socotraensis
Binomial name
Buteo socotraensis
(Porter and Kirwan, 2010)
The Socotra Buzzard (Buteo socotraensis) 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 Socotra. Some taxonomists consider it to be a distinct species  and is treated as such here.

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