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'''Alternative Name: Madagascar Gymnogene''' | '''Alternative Name: Madagascar Gymnogene''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Polyboroides|Polyboroides]] radiatus | ;[[:Category:Polyboroides|Polyboroides]] radiatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 57–68 cm | ||
| + | *Grey Upperparts | ||
| + | *Black [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] | ||
| + | *White barred black tail | ||
| + | *White and black barred underparts | ||
| + | *Pink facial skin | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[African Harrier-Hawk]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Madagascar]]: occurs throughout the island | + | [[Image:071 Madagascar harrier hawk.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|edenwatcher|edenwatcher }}<br />Betsiboka Delta, [[Madagascar]], October 2010]] |
| − | + | [[Madagascar]]: occurs throughout the island. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Primary and secondary forest, woodland and cultivated land, including banana plantations. | + | Primary and secondary forest, woodland, savanna and cultivated land, including banana plantations. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Their diet consists of insects, locusts, beetles etc; also their larvae and nestlings. | ||
| + | [[Image:Madagascar Harrier-Hawk juvenile MAD 8415.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|ugolino|ugolino}}<br />Near Ampijoroa, [[Madagascar]], August 2014]] | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | '''Call''':a long, shrill ''pee-ee-ee-ee''. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | Resident, possibly nomadic in some areas. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Polyboroides+radiatus}} | {{GSearch|Polyboroides+radiatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Polyboroides]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Polyboroides]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:33, 27 September 2014
Alternative Name: Madagascar Gymnogene
- Polyboroides radiatus
Identification
57–68 cm
- Grey Upperparts
- Black primaries
- White barred black tail
- White and black barred underparts
- Pink facial skin
Similar Species
Distribution
Madagascar: occurs throughout the island.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Primary and secondary forest, woodland, savanna and cultivated land, including banana plantations.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, locusts, beetles etc; also their larvae and nestlings.
Vocalisation
Call:a long, shrill pee-ee-ee-ee.
Movements
Resident, possibly nomadic in some areas.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Madagascar Harrier-Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Madagascar_Harrier-Hawk
