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 LC    Northern Harrier* Id (Atlas):
    Circus hudsonius

Description (10)
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Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
41 - 50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Range (Guide)
North America, south to north-western Mexico and south-eastern Virginia (USA). Winters south to northern South America. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (41)...)

 
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) [XC712531]
     by Paul Marvin from Old Crow, Yukon, Canada (?)

 
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) [XC776694]
     by from Wilder Ranch SP, Santa Cruz County, California, United States (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) - 10 files


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