Pied Harrier

Circus melanoleucos - Busard tchoug

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Circus
Species
:
melanoleucos

Descriptor

Pennant, 1769

Biometrics

Size
: 49 cm
Wingspan
: 103 à 116 cm.
Weight
: 254 à 455 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Busard tchoug,
Aguilucho pío,
tartaranhão-alvinegro,
Elsterweihe,
tarka rétihéja,
Bonte Kiekendief,
Albanella bianconera,
svartvit kärrhök,
Praktkjerrhauk,
kaňa strakatá,
moták černobílý,
Broget Kærhøg,
huppusuohaukka,
arpella d'espatlles blanques,
błotniak czarnogłowy,
sēmā lija,
Пегий лунь,
Elang-rawa tangling,
マダラチュウヒ,
鹊鹞,
เหยี่ยวด่างดำขาว,
花澤鵟〔鵲鷂〕,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

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Sources of information

Raptors of the World, a field guide, Ferguson-Lees James et Christie David
Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan - vol4, Salim Ali and Dillon Ripley
Global Raptor Information Network,
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest