Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: African Harrier-Hawk

African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus

Described by: Smith, A. (1829)
Alternate common name(s): Gymnogene
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda - Mar 1, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Sabi Sabi Nature Reserve, South Africa - Aug, 2008 © Neil Fifer  Sabi Sabi Nature Reserve, South Africa - Aug, 2008 © Neil Fifer  Sabi Sabi Nature Reserve, South Africa - Aug, 2008 © Neil Fifer  Etosha National Park, Namibia - Jul, 2004 © Yvonnik Lhomer 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara;
(1) E. Sudan to Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia s. in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa (Cape Province).
(2) Sw. Mauritania, Senegambia, sw. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, nw. and s. Niger (Air Mountains), Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central African Repubulic, Lake Chad, Zaier and w. Sudan.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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