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Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

Medium-sized hawk
Long tail
Long, slender, rounded wings
White rump
Flies low, with wings held up in slight "V"
Size: 18-20 in
Wingspan: 40-46 in
Weight: 11-27 ounces
Male gray on back, light below, and wingtips black. Female brown on back and striped brown and white below. Female larger.

Syllables: north-ern har-ri-er
Pronunciation: nor dhErn hae ri Er



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The Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
is a bird of prey of the harrier family. It breeds throughout the northern parts of the Northern hemisphere in Canada and the northernmost USA, and northern Eurasia. In North America it is known as the Northern Harrier or Marsh Hawk.

Except in the mildest regions such as France and Great Britain, it migrates to more southerly areas in winter. Hen Harriers will roost communally in winter, often with Merlins.

This medium-sized raptor breeds on moorland, bogs and (in Europe) farmland. In winter it is a bird of open country.

This is a typical harrier, with long wings held in a shallow V in its low flight. It also resembles other harriers in having distinct male and female plumages.

The male is grey above and white below, with black wingtips. The female is brown above with white upper tail coverts; hence females and the similar juveniles are often called “ringtails”. Her underparts are buff streaked with brown.

Hen harriers hunt small mammals and birds, surprising them as they drift low over fields and moors.

Northern Harrier

Scientific classification

         Kingdom: Animalia
         Phylum:   Chordata
         Class:   Aves
         Order:   Falconiformes
         Family:   Accipitridae
         Genus:   Circus
         Species:   C. cyaneus

Binomial name
Circus cyaneus