Polyboroides

 ( Bird Genera ) 

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.

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Etymology Polyboroides: Genus Polyborus Vieillot, 1816; -oidēs "resembling".

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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

hunting at a sociable weaver colony in Etosha NP.

Note the double-jointed legs enabling it to hang downwards and yet reach upwards with its beak.]]

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See also

• Harrier (bird)

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