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Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis Scientific name definitions

Jon Fjeldså
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 14, 2013

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Socotra Buzzard, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies

Monotypic.
Distribution of the Socotra Buzzard - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Socotra Buzzard

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Recommended Citation

Fjeldså, J. (2020). Socotra Buzzard (Buteo socotraensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.socbuz1.01
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