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The hen harrier is a bird of open habitats such as heather moorland and extensive agriculture. However, much of its range, particularly in Ireland and parts of western Britain, has been (and continues to be) afforested, predominantly with non-native conifers such as Sitka spruce ( Picea sitchensis ) from North America.
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).
The pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier subfamily. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek. Circus is from kirkos (circle), referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight ('probably the hen harrier), and macrourus is "long-tailed", from makros (long) and -ouros (-tailed).
In England, there were no hen harrier nests in 2013 – but this had rebounded to 84 chicks fledged in the wild in 2021, of which 80% were on grouse moors. Last year, brood management trial ...
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.
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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 ...
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