Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
39 - 50 cm
Wingspan: 90 - 115 cm

First Described (Guide)
Vieillot, 1816

Habitat
Temperate grassland. From sea-level - 4,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Uruguay (B).

Colombia and Ecuador (above treeline) south through Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay to extreme southern Brazil, then south to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Small rodents and birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus) [XC78146]
by from Banhado do Ma\u00e7arico, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (alarm call)

Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus) [XC48405]
by id from Estancia Las Vinchucas_Altona_Tapalque_Buenos Aires, Argentina (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus), with which formerly considered conspecific.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus) - 10 files

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