Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Circus
Species
cyaneus
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Iraq,
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Open areas including bogs, prairies, farmland, swamps and grasslands.
Distribution and Range
Summers in northern Europe and Asia and winters in southern Europe and temperate Asia
Food
One of the few raptors that practice polygyny - one male with several females. Hunts for rodents on wing by flying close to the ground.