Pallid Harrier
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Scientific name | Circus macrourus |
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Mass | 380 g |
Conservation status | Near Threatened (Population decreasing) |
Rank | Species |
Higher classification | Circus |
Order | Accipitriformes |
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ID | 2388770 |
About Pallid Harrier
The pale or pallid harrier is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek. Circus is from kirkos, 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".