Polyboroides
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
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Species | |
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Polyboroides is a
allopatric and restricted to the Afrotropical realm
. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.
Etymology
Polyboroides: Genus Polyborus Vieillot, 1816; Greek: -οιδης -oidēs "resembling".[2]
Species
The genus Polyboroides 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
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Sub-Saharan Africa | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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Madagascar harrier-hawk | Polyboroides radiatus
Smith, 1829[6] |
Madagascar | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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See also
References
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- ^ "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
- ^ 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.
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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