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Primary Traits
700.3 g
0 m - 3,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Polyboroides typus
English name
African Harrier-hawk
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Polyboroides
Species
typus
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Afrotropical
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
580 g
Maximum female mass
820 g
Minimum male mass
500 g
Maximum male mass
710 g
Minimum unsexed mass
642 g
Maximum unsexed mass
950 g
Average mass
700.3 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,000 m
Maximum elevation
No data
Elevation range
3,000 m
Typical elevation
1,500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
3
Primary diet
Vertebrate
Diet breadth
4
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
No data
Nest substrate
Rock, Tree
Minimum broods per year
No data
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
1
Maximum clutch size
3
Incubating sex
No data
Minimum incubation period
35 d
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
45 d
Maximum fledging period
55 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2
Average fledging period
50 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Partial Migrant, Sedentary