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Long-winged Harrier

Circus buffoni(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Long-winged Harrier

The Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni) 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: grassland of tropical South America, including Trinidad and TobagoRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Circus buffoni
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Long-winged Harrier
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Falco Buffoni
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
northeastern Brazil.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.277

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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