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;[[:Category:Circus|Circus]] cinereus | ;[[:Category:Circus|Circus]] cinereus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Male''' - 40cm | + | '''Male''' - 40cm |
| + | *Dark grey upperparts | ||
| + | *White rump | ||
| + | *Pale grey underparts | ||
| + | *Rufous streaked belly | ||
| + | *Black wing tips<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' - 50cm | ||
| + | *Brown upperparts | ||
| + | *White rump | ||
| + | *Cream underparts | ||
| + | *Streaked belly | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[South America]]. Breeds from [[Colombia]] and [[Peru]] south through [[Chile]], [[Paraguay]], south-eastern [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and much of [[Argentina]] to [[Tierra del Fuego]]. A partial-migrant in south of range. | ||
| − | + | Rare visitor and probable former breeder in the [[Falkland Islands]]. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which is treated as a race of [[Hen Harrier]] ''C. cyaneus'' by some authors. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found in marshes and open grasslands, maximum 4500m. | Found in marshes and open grasslands, maximum 4500m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It is a ground nester. | It is a ground nester. | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
The diet includes small rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects. | The diet includes small rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Circus+cinereus}} | {{GSearch|Circus+cinereus}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Circus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Circus]] | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 21 December 2010
- Circus cinereus
Identification
Male - 40cm
- Dark grey upperparts
- White rump
- Pale grey underparts
- Rufous streaked belly
- Black wing tips
Female - 50cm
- Brown upperparts
- White rump
- Cream underparts
- Streaked belly
Distribution
South America. Breeds from Colombia and Peru south through Chile, Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil, Uruguay and much of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. A partial-migrant in south of range.
Rare visitor and probable former breeder in the Falkland Islands.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1], which is treated as a race of Hen Harrier C. cyaneus by some authors.
Habitat
Found in marshes and open grasslands, maximum 4500m.
Behaviour
Breeding
It is a ground nester.
Diet
The diet includes small rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinereous Harrier. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinereous_Harrier
