African Harrier-Hawk / Polyboroides typus LC

Synonyms Gymnogene, Banded Harrier Hawk, Harrier Hawk, African Harrier Hawk, Gymnogene Harrier-Hawk, African Gymnogene
Old latin name for bird Gymnogenys capensis, Gymnogenys malzacii, Gymnogenys typicus, Polyboroides typicus

African Harrier-Hawkbird sounds *

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Flight call, © Étienne Leroy
Ivory Coast
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Uncertain, © François Morand
Ethiopia
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Flight call, juvenile, © Lynette Rudman
South Africa
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Call, © Martin St-Michel
Uganda
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Call, © François Morand
Ethiopia
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Female, flight call, male, song, © Fernand Deroussen
Senegal
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Call, juvenile, © Derek Solomon
Zambia
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Call, © Martin St-Michel
Uganda
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Call, juvenile, © James Bradley
Kenya
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Begging call, juvenile, © Sarah Troh
South Africa

* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Madagascar Harrier-Hawk

Where to see African Harrier-Hawk

Breeding region Africa
Breeding subregion widespread

African Harrier-Hawk subspecies (2)

Subspecies	Breeding subregion	Nonbreeding subregion	Extinct
Polyboroides typus pectoralis	Senegal and Gambia to Gabon and the DR Congo	-	No
Polyboroides typus typus	Sudan to East Africa s to Angola and South Africa	-	No

Species Name in Other Languages

Language	Translation
Afrikaans	Kaalwangvalk
Bulgarian	Гололик блатар
Catalan	Arpella esparverenca africana, arpella d'antifaç africana
Chinese	非洲鬣鹰
Chinese (Traditional)	獵鷹
Croatian	eja jastrebača
Czech	jestřábovec pochopovitý, jestřábec pochopovitý, Jestrábec pochopovitý
Danish	Afrikansk Klatrehøg
Dutch	Kaalkopkiekendief
Esperanto	Poliboroido
Estonian	aafrika maskkull
Finnish	rosvohaukka
French	Gymnogène d’Afrique, Serpentaire gymnogène, Polyboroïde d'Afrique, Petit Serpentaire de Madagascar, Petit Serpentaire, Gymnogène d'Afrique
Galician	Tartarañón africano
German	Schlangensperber, Höhlenweih, Madagaskarhöhlenweihe, Höhlenweihe
Hungarian	afrikai odúhéja
Icelandic	Snákheiðir
Irish	Cromán Afracach
Italian	Sparviero serpentario africano, Gimnogene africano, Poliboroide
Japanese	チュウヒダカ, マダガスカルチュウヒダカ
Latvian	Lijuvanags
Lithuanian	afrikinis linginis vanagas
Norwegian	klatrehauk
Norwegian Nynorsk	Klatrehauk
Polish	owadozer palmowy, Jastrząb żółtolicy, owadożer palmowy
Portuguese	Secretário-pequeno, gimnogene-pequeno
Russian	Африканский лунёвый ястреб, Африканский луневый ястреб, африканская полибора
Serbian	Afrički ejoliki jastreb
Slovak	kaňa pásikavá, kaňa pásikavá (kaňa hadia), kutraňa dutinárka, Kaňa pásiklavá
Spanish	Aguilucho Africano, Aguilucho-caricalvo Común, Aguilucho caricalvo común
Swahili	Kobeamiti, Hajivale
Swedish	afrikansk klätterhök
Turkish	Afrika yılancı kartalı, Afrika Deliatmacası
Ukrainian	яструб-сивець африканський
Welsh	Boda ystwyth