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The northern harrier (Circus hudsonius), also known as the marsh hawk or ring-tailed hawk, is a bird of prey. It breeds throughout the northern parts of the northern hemisphere in Canada and the northernmost USA .
A harrier is a member of the genus Circus in Accipitridae, a family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds.
Harriers are diurnal birds of prey of the Circinae subfamily of Accipitridae. ... Harrier (bird) A. African marsh harrier; B. ... Northern harrier; P. Pallid harrier ...
Long-winged harrier: Accipitridae: Circus buffoni (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 180 Spotted harrier: Accipitridae: Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828: 181 Black harrier: Accipitridae: Circus maurus (Temminck, 1828) 182 Hen harrier: Accipitridae: Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) 183 Northern harrier: Accipitridae: Circus hudsonius (Linnaeus, 1766) 184 ...
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius; Red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis (A)
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (V) LC; Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius (V) LC
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos (R) Northern harrier, Circus hudsonius
In winter, the hen harrier is a bird of open country, and will then roost communally, often with merlins and marsh harriers. There is now an accepted record of transatlantic vagrancy by the northern harrier, with a juvenile being recorded in Scilly, Great Britain from October 1982 to June 1983. [16]