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Polyboroides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Polyboroides

Higher classification
  
Polyboroidinae

Order
  
Accipitriformes

Family
  
Accipitridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
African harrier‑hawk, Madagascar harrier‑hawk

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:

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

    • References

    Polyboroides Wikipedia
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