J.M.Spencer@newcastle.ac.uk (J.M. Spencer) (09/03/90)
I am researching the redtailed hawk _Buteo jamaicensis_ which is closely related to the European Common Buzzard _Buteo buteo_. I would like to know how many subspecies are currently recognised. It is clear that during the 1930's there were between 3 and 5 subspecies and that the species was then known as _Buteo borealis_. I will be grateful for any information on how many subspecies are currently recognised, their names, and the identifying features with geographical ranges. My interest stems from my being a falconer who flies a redtail and the fact that the species is not indigenous to Europe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sender : Jonathan M Spencer Mail : Computing Lab, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK Phone : +91 222 8229 ARPA : J.M.Spencer%newcastle.ac.uk@cs.ucl.ac.uk JANET : J.M.Spencer@uk.ac.newcastle UUCP : !ukc!newcastle.ac.uk!J.M.Spencer