Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos(Pennant, T, 1769)
English (US) Pied Harrier
The Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos) 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 eastern Asia; winters to southern Asia, Philippines, and Greater SundasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus melanoleucos
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pied Harrier
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco melanoleucus
- Described by
- (Pennant, T, 1769)
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Indian Zoology p.2 pl.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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