African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,681
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk or gymnogene (Polyboroides typus) is a bird of prey. It is about 60–66 centimetres (24–26 in) in length. It breeds in most of Africa south of the Sahara. The only other member of the genus is the allopatric Madagascar harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “African harrier-hawk”.