Polyboroides is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This genus has two recognized species found in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. The two species are allopatric and restricted to the Afrotropical realm. They are generally known as harrier-hawks.
Polyboroides: Genus Polyborus Vieillot, 1816; -oidÃÂs "resembling".
The genus Polyboroides has two recognized species: