Hybridisation between the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo buteo and the North African race of Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus cirtensis in the Strait of Gibraltar: prelude or preclude to colonisation?

• Published in: Ostrich Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 41 - 45
• Main Authors: Elorriaga, Javier, Muñoz, Antonio-Román
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Johannesburg Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: allopatry; birds of prey; Buteo; Buteo buteo; Buteo buteo buteo; Buteo rufinus; Buteo rufinus cirtensis; buzzard; Climate change; Flowers & plants; hybridisation; hybrids; introgression; monitoring; Morocco; Offspring; phylogeny; progeny; Spain; Strait of Gibraltar; Morocco; Spain

Natural hybridisation in Old World buzzards (Buteo) is an uncommon phenomenon with important ecological implications. This genus constitutes an intricate radiation of genetically poorly differentiated raptors whose taxonomic classification is a frequent subject of debate. We report the first case of...