Polyboroides
| Polyboroides | |
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| African harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Polyboroidinae |
| Genus: | Polyboroides A. Smith, 1829 |
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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.
Etymology
Polyboroides: Genus Polyborus Vieillot, 1816; Greek: -οιδης -oidēs "resembling".[1]
Species
The genus Polyboroides has two recognized species:[2][3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786)[4] | African harrier-hawk | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829[5] | Madagascan harrier-hawk | Madagascar |
Note the double-jointed legs enabling it to hang downwards and yet reach upwards with its beak.
See also
References
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018) (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link) - ^ Clements, J. F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition. Cornell University Press. Downloadable from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- ^ "Polyboroides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Polyboroides typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Polyboroides radiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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