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 VU    Socotra Buzzard* Id (Atlas):
    Buteo socotraensis

Description (5)
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Other Scientific Names
Buteo rufinus [BirdLife International (2004, 2008)]

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
Porter & Kirwan, 2010

Habitat
Foothills and plateaux, usually where there are deep ravines. From sea-level - 1,370 m, but is most common at 150 - 800 m.

Range (Guide)
Yemen (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500 (2011) and stable.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A high mewing 'peeeoo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

 
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) [XC529737]
     by Ding Li Yong from Tagdilt Track, Boumalne du Dades, Morocco (call)

 
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) [XC815270]
     by Antero Lindholm from Qalshengel, Taukum Desert, Kazakhstan (flight call)

Subspecies
Buteo buteo (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was split into Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo) and Cape Verde Buzzard (Buteo bannermani) by Hazevoet (1995). Clouet and Wink (2000) found that bannermani appears to share a common ancestry with an unnamed form of buzzard from Socotra commonly known as 'socotrae'. Clouet and Wink (2000) and Hazevoet (1995) also noted that bannermani and socotrae have a close genetic affinity with Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus). Studies to date present preliminary findings and it is not possible at this time to form a definitive conclusion so at present bannermani and socotrae are treated as conspecific with Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) but possibly distinct at the subspecific level.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Socotra Buzzard (Buteo socotraensis) - 5 files


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