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Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Eastern Marsh HarrierCircus spilonotus
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 830,732 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 729,398 |
| New York | 25,111 |
| Canada | 23,646 |
| Ontario | 20,374 |
| Pennsylvania | 17,026 |
| Michigan | 12,793 |
| Connecticut | 9,030 |
| Russia | 6,752 |
| New Jersey | 4,433 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes |
| Family | Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae |
| Genus | Harriers · Circus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Hen Harrier with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.