Pallid harrier
SpeciesBirds of Prey
A migratory bird of prey of open country
1.25Uncommon
Uncommon
Pallid harrier
- Birds of Prey
The pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in parts of eastern Europe, central Asia and Iran, and winters mainly in India and southeast Asia. Its breeding habitats include open plains, bogs and heathland, while in winter it occupies open country. It is a rare but increasingly recorded vagrant in Great Britain and western Europe.
- Scientific name
- Circus macrourus
- Winter range
- Mainly India and southeast Asia
- Breeding habitat
- Open plains, bogs and heathland
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Pallid harrier (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q230837
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Shiv's fotografia. CC BY 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsShiv's fotografia, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 40 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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