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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:[1][2]
- African Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides typus (Scopoli, 1786)[3] - Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides radiatus Smith, 1829[4] - Madagascar.
References
- ^ 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. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Polyboroides radiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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