Papuan Harrier
Circus spilothoraxSalvadori, AT; d'Albertis, LM, 1876
English (US) Papuan Harrier
The Papuan Harrier (Circus spilothorax) 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: central and eastern New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus spilothorax
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Papuan Harrier
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT; d'Albertis, LM, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT; d'Albertis, LM, 1876
- Type locality
- Yule Island, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7 p.807
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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