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Common Name

Long Winged Harrier

Alternate Names

Common Type

Harrier

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Circus

Species

buffoni

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Argentina,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Grasslands and wetlands

Distribution and Range

South America

Food

Has a facial disk used to triangulate its hearing while hunting.

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Field Notes:

Like owls and other harrier species, the long-winged harrier has a distinctive facial disc, which is used to triangulate the bird's hearing while it is hunting

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