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
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

See also

• List of birds of Cape Verde