African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (2)
Alan C. Kemp and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 2, 2014
Text last updated August 2, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaalwangvalk |
| Bulgarian | Африкански блатаров ястреб |
| Catalan | arpella d'antifaç africana |
| Czech | jestřábovec pochopovitý |
| Dutch | Kaalkopkiekendief |
| English | African Harrier-Hawk |
| English (Kenya) | African Harrier Hawk |
| English (United States) | African Harrier-Hawk |
| Finnish | rosvohaukka |
| French | Gymnogène d'Afrique |
| French (France) | Gymnogène d'Afrique |
| German | Höhlenweih |
| Icelandic | Snákheiðir |
| Japanese | チュウヒダカ |
| Norwegian | klatrehauk |
| Polish | owadożer palmowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Secretário-pequeno |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Serpentário-pequeno |
| Russian | Африканский лунёвый ястреб |
| Serbian | Afrički ejoliki jastreb |
| Slovak | kutraňa dutinárka |
| Spanish | Aguilucho Caricalvo Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aguilucho caricalvo común |
| Swedish | afrikansk klätterhök |
| Turkish | Afrika Deliatmacası |
| Ukrainian | Яструб-сивець африканський |
| Zulu | ijikanyawo |
Polyboroides typus Smith, 1829
PROTONYM:
Polyboroides typus
Smith, 1829. South African Commercial Advertiser 4, no. 200, p.2.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality = South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- POLYBOROIDES
- typus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Harrier-Hawk
