African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk or gymnogene 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Polyboroides