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Common Name

Cinereous Harrier

Alternate Names

Common Type

Harrier

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Circus

Species

cinereus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Argentina

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Open to different habitats from lowland marshes to Andean mountains.

Distribution and Range

South America

Food

Like its habitat is variable, so to is its diet which inclues small rodents, birds, reptiles and insects.

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Field Notes:

The term cinereous, deriving from the Latin word for ashy, describes its colouration. During the breeding season, males and females engage in large aerial courtship displays and chatter very loudly

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