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Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius(Linnaeus, C, 1766)

English (US) Northern Harrier

The Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 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 North America; winters to northern South AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Circus hudsonius
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Northern Harrier
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Falco hudsonius
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Type locality
Hudson Bay.
Original description
Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.128

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

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