Madagascan harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) Artist Creator:Jean Gabriel Pretre
Description Polyboroides radiatus
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Temminck pl. col. 307
Old Latin name Polyboroides radiatus
New Latin name Polyboroides radiatus
Common name Nederlands: Holenkiekendief
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The Madagascan harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) is a very large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is endemic to Madagascar an island off the coast of Africa. The Madagascan harrier-hawk is a largish raptor with long and broad wings which when folded almost reach to the tip of the tail. It has a black, luxurious tail with a single broad grey band bisecting the black half way along its length, adult birds are grey above with blackish flight feathers.
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Polyboroides
Species: Polyboroides radiatus (Scopoli, 1786)