| Pied harrier | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Circus |
| Species: | C. melanoleucos |
| Binomial name | |
| Circus melanoleucos (Pennant, 1769) | |
The pied harrier (Circus melanoleucos) is an Asian species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is migratory, breeding from the Amur valley in eastern Russia and north-eastern China to North Korea. Wintering individuals can be found in a wide area from Pakistan to Philippines. The population consists of approximately 10,000 individuals and the number is thought to be in moderate decline.[2]
This medium-sized harrier (length 45 cm/18in, wing span 115 cm/46in)[3] nests in steppes and associated wetlands. Wintering individuals are often seen hunting above rice paddies and marshes.
Gallery
Male from Kole Wetlands, Thrissur, Kerala
References
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- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Circus melanoleucos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695402A93506692. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695402A93506692.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2009) Species factsheet: Circus melanoleucos. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/1/2010
- ↑ James Ferguson-Lees & David Christie (2005). Raptors of the world. Christopher Helm. London, UK
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