African Harrier-Hawk
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Bird Orders
African Gymnogene
Alternate
name
Polyboroides typus
Scientific
name
Accipitriformes
Order
Acciptridae
Family
60–66 cm
Length
Woodland
preferably with palm trees, often near water & rocky areas. Range :-
Angola .
Benin ,
Burundi ,
Chad ,
Congo ,
Eritrea ,
Gabon ,
Gambia .
Ghana .
Guinea ,
Kenya ,
Lesotho ,
Liberia ,
Malawi .
Mali .
Namibia ,
Niger ,
Nigeria ,
Rwanda ,
Senegal ,
Somalia ,
Sudan . ,Togo
Uganda ,
Zambia .
Habitat
Altitude
Range
1 - 3 Eggs
Clutch
Reptiles, amphibians, mammals,
birds, nestlings, eggs, insects and palm husks & Oil & fruit.
Food
It gets its head
down tiny cracks in rocks etc to get at prey.
Habits
3394
562382 -
Sub-species
World Number
Least Concern
Status
Video by
nachiii7 © all rights reserved
VIDEO
Photos April 24,
2007 by mattisj © all rights reserved
March 31, 2007
by coda all rights reserved
May 11,
2007 by nefertaty
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Afrikaans: KaalwangvalkBulgarian: Гололик блатарCzech: Jestrábec pochopovitý, jestřábec pochopovitýDanish: Afrikansk KlatrehøgGerman: Höhlenweihe, Madagaskarhöhlenweihe, SchlangensperberEnglish: African Gymnogene, African Harrier Hawk, African
Harrier-Hawk, Banded Harrier Hawk, Gymnogene, Gymnogene Harrier-Hawk,
Harrier HawkSpanish: Aguilucho Africano, Aguilucho-caricalvo ComúnEstonian: aafrika maskkullFinnish: RosvohaukkaFrench: Gymnogène d'Afrique, Petit Serpentaire, Petit Serpentaire
de Madagascar, Polyboroïde d'Afrique, Serpentaire gymnogèneItalian: Gimnogene africano, Sparviero serpentario africanoJapanese: chuuhidaka, madagasukaruchuuhidakaJapanese: チュウヒダカ, マダガスカルチュウヒダカLatin: Polyboroides typusDutch: KaalkopkiekendiefNorwegian: KlatrehaukPolish: Jastrząb żółtolicy, owadozer palmowy, owadożer palmowyPortuguese: Secretário-pequenoRussian: африканская полибора, Африканский луневый ястреб,
Африканский лунёвый ястребSlovak: kaňa pásikavá, kaňa pásikavá (kaňa hadia), Kaňa
pásiklavá, kutrana dutinárka Sotho, Southern: SeitlhoaeleliSwedish: Afrikansk klätterhökSwahili: Hajivale, KobeamitiChinese: 非洲鬣鹰
Range
Sub-species
