| Polyboroides | |
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| Polyboroides typus | |
| File:Madagascar harrier-hawk polyboroides radiatus.png | |
| Polyboroides radiatus in the Anjajavy Forest | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Clade: | Afroaves |
| Superorder: | Accipitrimorphae |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Gypaetinae |
| 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 are allopatric and restricted to the Afrotropic ecozone. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.
Species[]
The genus Polyboroides has two recognized species:[3][4]
- African Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786)[1] - Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829[2] - Madagascar.
| Species of Polyboroides in TiF order[5] 2 species | |||||
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Common name | Ref | |||
| Polyboroides |
Harrier-hawk | TiF | |||
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African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus File:African Harrier-Hawk.png.png |
File:African-Harrier-Hawk-dist-map.png ~<10,000 individuals Lower risk, LC 
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IUCN[1] | |||
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Madagascan Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus File:Madagascan Harrier-Hawk.png.png |
 ~<10,000 Lower risk, LC
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IUCN[2] | |||
References[]
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2012). "Polyboroides typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2012). "Polyboroides radiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Boyd, John (February 26, 2015). "Accipitridae" (v. 3.00 ed.). Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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