Polyboroides
| Polyboroides | |
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| Polyboroides typus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Polyboroides A. Smith, 1829 |
Polyboroides is a genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. This genus has two recognized species found in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. The two species areallopatric and restricted to the Afrotropic ecozone. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.
Species
The genus Polyboroides has two recognized species:
- African Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786) - Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829 - Madagascar.
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