Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereusVieillot, LJP, 1816
English (US) Cinereous Harrier
The Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus) 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: Andes of Colombia to Tierra del Fuego and Falkland IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus cinereus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cinereous Harrier
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1816
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Vieillot, LJP, 1816
- Type locality
- Paraguay, ex Azara.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 4 p.454
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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