Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilisJardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828
English (US) Spotted Harrier
The Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: Sulawesi, Sula Islands, eastern Lesser Sundas, and Australia (except Tasmania)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus assimilis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spotted Harrier
- Described by
- Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1828
- Type locality
- near Sydney, Australia.
- Original description
- Illustrations of ornithology 2 pl.51,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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