Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) - HBW 2, p. 139
French: Busard Saint Martin
German: Kornweihe
Spanish: Aguilucho Pálido
Other common names: Northern Harrier, Marsh Hawk
Taxonomy: Falco cyaneus Linnaeus, 1766, Europe, Africa = near London.
Forms superspecies with C. cinereus, with which it has been considered conspecific. Race hudsonius may be separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Europe and N Asia E to Kamchatka; winters from Europe and NW Africa through S Asia to SE China and Japan.
- hudsonius (Linnaeus, 1766) - North America, S to NW Mexico and SE Virginia (USA); winters S to N South America.
- Least Concern
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Nice profile shot of adult male landing on a perch San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA (ssp hudsonius)
Conan Guard 5 June 2009 1 year ago 14 sec 4.6 -
Male scratching, gives a good roust, then flies off San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA (ssp hudsonius)
Conan Guard 5 June 2009 1 year ago 34 sec 4.6 -
Male coming in for a landing and then preening San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA (ssp hudsonius)
Conan Guard 5 June 2009 1 year ago 32 sec 4.6 -
Male making a strafing run at me, complete with fake gun sounds. Silly harrier. San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA
Conan Guard 1 May 2009 26 weeks ago 12 sec 4.3 -
An adult female flying over a field, looking for a prey Ventura County, California, USA (ssp hudsonius)
Don DesJardin 31 October 2004 3 years ago 1 sec 4 -
A juviile bird on a branch, looking for mice. Maryland, USA
Robert Schaefer 21 January 2008 1 year ago 33 sec 3.9
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Male in flight San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA
Conan Guard 18 May 2009 1 year ago 3.9 -
Nest on ground in dense, dead vegetation Riverside County, California, USA
Conan Guard 9 April 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
Female in flight - banking into a turn Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA (ssp hudsonius)
Erik Breden 25 October 2007 10 weeks ago 3.5 -
Northern Harrier in flight Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Los Angeles County, California, USA (ssp Northern Harrier)
susanks 5 December 2009 29 weeks ago 3.2 -
Female gliding by just above eye level Andrews, Andrews County, Texas, USA (ssp hudsonius)
Erik Breden 25 October 2007 10 weeks ago 3 -
male flying Cerdanya, Catalonia, Spain
Aleix Comas 3 January 2009 1 year ago 2.7
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