''Polyboroides'' is a
genus
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of
bird of prey in the family
Accipitridae. This genus has two recognized
species
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found in
Sub-Saharan Africa
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and
Madagascar
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. The two species are
allopatric
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and restricted to the
Afrotropical realm
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. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.
Etymology
''Polyboroides'': Genus ''Polyborus'' Vieillot, 1816; gr, -οιδης ''-oidēs'' "resembling".
Species
The genus ''Polyboroides'' has two recognized species:
[Clements, J. F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition''. Cornell University Press. Downloadable from Cornell Lab of Ornithology ]
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Weaver or Weavers may refer to:
Activities
* A person who engages in weaving fabric
Animals
* Various birds of the family Ploceidae
* Crevice weaver spider family
* Orb-weaver spider family
* Weever (or weever-fish)
Arts and entertainment
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colony in Etosha NP.
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Note the double-jointed legs enabling it to hang downwards and yet reach upwards with its beak.
See also
* Harrier (bird)
References
Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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