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
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Species | |
See text |
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]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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African harrier-hawk |
Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786 [5]) Two subspecies
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Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Madagascar harrier-hawk |
Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829 [6] |
Madagascar | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
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 | |
See text |
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]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
African harrier-hawk |
Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786 [5]) Two subspecies
|
Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Madagascar harrier-hawk |
Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829 [6] |
Madagascar | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|