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; -oidēs "resembling".
Species The genus Polyboroides has two recognized species:Clements, J. F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition. Cornell University Press. Downloadable from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
See also Harrier (bird)
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