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The northern harrier breeds in North America, and its closest relative is the cinereous harrier (C. cinereus) of South America. The male's plumage is darker grey than that of the hen harrier, and the female is also darker and more rufous. [9] The adult male is sometimes nicknamed the "Grey Ghost", because of his striking plumage and spectral aura.
Ring-tail is an informal term used by birders for the juveniles and females of several harrier species when seen in the field and not identifiable to an exact species. [9] Ring-tail harriers include the juveniles and females of Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus), hen harrier (Circus cyaneus), and pallid harrier (Circus macrourus).
Long-winged harrier: Accipitridae: Circus buffoni (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 180 Spotted harrier: Accipitridae: Circus assimilis Jardine & Selby, 1828: 181 Black harrier: Accipitridae: Circus maurus (Temminck, 1828) 182 Hen harrier: Accipitridae: Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus, 1766) 183 Northern harrier: Accipitridae: Circus hudsonius (Linnaeus, 1766) 184 ...
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Florida. This list of birds of Florida includes species documented in the U.S. state of Florida and accepted by the Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee (FOSRC).
Loons, known as divers in Europe, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated. Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata; Arctic loon, Gavia arctica; Pacific loon, Gavia pacifica
Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) A – resident breeder and passage migrant Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) A – resident breeder, winter visitor and passage migrant Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius) A – rare vagrant Pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) A – rare vagrant Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) A – breeding summer visitor and ...
Circus cyaneus (male & female) Bird in flight at an elevation of over 12,500 ft in Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in East Sikkim district, India in the month of November. The hen harrier is 41–52 cm (16–20 in) [10] long with a 97–122 cm (38–48 in) wingspan. [11] [12] It resembles other harriers in having distinct male and female plumages ...