Polyboroides | |
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African harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Polyboroidinae |
Genus: | Polyboroides A. Smith, 1829 |
Type species | |
Polyboroides typus [1] A. Smith, 1829 | |
Species | |
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Polyboroides is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This genus has two recognized species found in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. The two species are allopatric and restricted to the Afrotropical realm. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.
Polyboroides: Genus Polyborus Vieillot, 1816; Greek : -οιδης-oidēs "resembling". [2]
The genus Polyboroides has two recognized species: [3] [4]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786) [5] | African harrier-hawk | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829 [6] | Madagascar harrier-hawk | Madagascar | |
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