A new study showed that ‘Atlas Long-legged Buzzard’ is composed of individuals with admixed genomes of Long-legged Buzzard (rufinus) and Common Buzzard (buteo + vulpinus), but with closer relationship with the latter. The study thus suggested that cirtensis should be treated as a subspecies of Common Buzzard.
La Buse du Maghreb n’est plus une Buse féroce mais une ……
via North African Buzzard is not a Long-legged but a Common Buzzard — MaghrebOrnitho
