Madagascar Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides radiatus(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Madagascar Harrier-Hawk
The Madagascar Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: woodland and savanna of MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polyboroides radiatus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Harrier-Hawk
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Vultur radiatus
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.85
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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