Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Hen Harrier
The Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) 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: breeds Europe and central and northern Asia; winters to northern Africa and southern AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus cyaneus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hen Harrier
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
No guides listed yet for Hen Harrier
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco cyaneus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Europe, Africa = vicinity of London, England, ex Edwards, pi. 225.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.126
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks
Henst's Goshawk
Astur henstii
Black Sparrowhawk
Astur melanoleucus
Doria's Hawk
Megatriorchis doriae
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Black Harrier
Circus maurus
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
Long-winged Harrier
Circus buffoni
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
African Marsh Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Looking for a different species?