Cape Verde Buzzard - BirdForum Opus

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Buteo bannermani

Distribution

Endemic to the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Common Buzzard. It has been proposed to lump it with Common Buzzard again.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes rabbits, rodents, ground birds, reptiles and carrion.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Cape Verde Buzzard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cape_Verde_Buzzard

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