..     HEN HARRIER (circus cyaneus)     ..

a.k.a. NORTHERN HARRIER.

Image: John Gould

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Voice:-

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Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 44-52cm

Wingspan: 1.0-1.2m

Weight: 300-400g (m); 400-600g (f)

 

 

 

Generally silent.

 

 

 

 

 

Summer: heather moorlands and young conifer plantations.

Winter: lowland farms, marshes and conifer plantations.

 

 

Widespread

Rarely numerous

EU25: Declining

IUCN:Least Concern 

 

�Rob Brown

47x36mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

4-6

29 days

32-42 days

Season: Apr-Jul

16 years

 

 

11-18,000 pairs

 

 

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Additional:-

Food:-

Nest:-

Distribution:-

Small mammals and small birds.

Mound of twigs, grass and reeds on the ground.

Throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

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Busard Saint-Martin

Kornweihe

Albanella Reale

Myrhauk

Aguilucho P�lido

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