Reunion Harrier
Circus maillardiVerreaux, JP, 1862
English (US) Reunion Harrier
The Reunion Harrier (Circus maillardi) 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: Réunion (western Indian Ocean)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus maillardi
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Reunion Harrier
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1862
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Circus Maillardi
- Described by
- Verreaux, JP, 1862
- Type locality
- Reunion.
- Original description
- Notes sur l'Île de la Réunion (Bourbon) p.160
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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