Studies of Socotran birds VI. The taxonomic status of the Socotra Buzzard

Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-131

  Porter, R F ^a   Kirwan, Guy M ^b  

^a BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; BUTEO; BUTEO BUTEO; BUTEO BUTEO VULPINUS; BUTEO OREOPHILUS; BUTEO RUFINUS; BUTEO RUFINUS RUFINUS; INVERTEBRATA; REPTILIA;

EID: 79952611892     PISSN: 00071595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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