| 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 agenus ofbird of prey in the familyAccipitridae. This genus has two recognizedspecies found inSub-Saharan Africa andMadagascar. The two species areallopatric and restricted to theAfrotropical realm. They are generally known asharrier-hawks.
Polyboroides: GenusPolyborus Vieillot, 1816;Greek:-οιδης-oidēs "resembling".[2]
The genusPolyboroides 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
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Madagascar harrier-hawk
| Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829[6] | Madagascar | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
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