Polyboroides

Polyboroides
Polyboroides typus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Polyboroides A. Smith, 1829
Species
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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 are allopatric and restricted to the Afrotropic ecozone. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.

Species

The genus Polyboroides has two recognized species:^[1][2]

• African harrier-hawk, Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786)^[3] - Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Madagascan harrier-hawk, Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829^[4] - Madagascar.

See also

• Harrier (bird)

References

1. Clements, J. F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition. Cornell University Press. Downloadable from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
2. "Polyboroides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
3. BirdLife International (2009). "Polyboroides typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
4. BirdLife International (2009). "Polyboroides radiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2011.