Hen Harrier – Circus cyaneus – or Northern harrier is a migratory Holarctic, medium sized Raptor of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is widely distributed right across Eurasia from W to Far E. In E Europe to the Far E, it is a Summer Migrant but in W Europe it is a patchwork of Resident and Winter Migrant. In the AWB Region it is a Winter Migrant to parts of the Maghreb, the Nile Delta, the Levant, Turkey, the Caucasus, E Iraq, and W, N & Central Iran.
Type – diurnal-raptor –
Habitat Summer: Varied open upland areas, steppes, grassland, farmland, marshes, bogs, swamps, moorland,
Habitat Summer: nests on the ground, in clumps of vegetation or young conifers, rarely trees
Habitat Winter: Open lowland country, coastal marshes, estuaries, heaths, often roosts with other Raptors
Order..: Accipitriformes
Family.: Accipitridae
Genus..: Circus
Species – Circus cyaneus
Hen Harrier – Species – ebird.org
Hen Harrier – Species sheet – hawkandowl.org
Hen Harrier – Species Sheet – wikipedia.org
Hen Harrier – Species Factsheet – birdlife.org
Hen Harrier – Range & calls – xeno-canto.org
Additional Material…
Hen Harrier – Images – google.ae
Hen Harrier – Video – youtube.com
Hen Harrier – Redlist status – iucnredlist.org
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