African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus
Family
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Order
Accipitriformes
Codes
afhhaw1, AHHA, AFHH
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae)
SpeciesPolyboroides typus
Codesafhhaw1, AHHA, AFHH
๐Ÿ” Identification

The African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus) is a member of the Hawks, Eagles, and Kites family within the order Accipitriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code afhhaw1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.