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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).
 
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

 
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) [XC329772]
     by Lance A. M. Benner from Venner Meadows, Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia, Canada (call)

 
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) [XC164238]
     by Bobby Wilcox from west end of Monument Rd, Tijuana River Valley, San Diego Co, 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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