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African Harrier-hawk* |
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African Harrier-hawk
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Other Names (World)
African Harrier-Hawk, Gymnogene, Banded Harrier hawk
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
60 - 66 cm
First Described (Guide)
Smith, 1829
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry shrubland, temperate forest, dry savanna, urban areas, plantations.
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Côte dIvoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
A whistled 'sueee-sueee-sueee'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)
African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus) [XC637549]
by isaac kilusu from Amani, Muheza, Tanga Region, Tanzania (call)
African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus) [XC425212]
by Louis A. Hansen from Kuloro, Kombo East, West Coast Region, Gambia (call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Madagascar Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus), with which often considered conspecific.
Birds from western Zaire sometimes awarded separate subspecies, prigoginei.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
- pectoralis Sharpe, 1903 - Senegambia east to western Sudan, north to Aïr Mountains (north-western Niger) and south to Zaire.
- typus Smith, 1829 - Eastern Sudan to Eritrea and south to Angola and South Africa.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the African Harrier-hawk see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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