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Common Name

Northern Harrier

Alternate Names

Common Type

Harrier

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Circus

Species

hudsonius

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kansas

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Moorland, bogs, prairies, farmland coastal prairies, marshes, grasslands swamps and other open areas.

Distribution and Range

North America and the very northern end of South America.

Food

Identified by the white rump while flying close to the ground hunting for rodents. Practices polygyny with a male making with up to 5 females.

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