Hen Harrier Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Circus cyaneus
Family : Accipitridae
Order : Accipitriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Northern Harrier
Habitat : Wetlands
Description : The Northern Harrier is a sleek long-winged bird of prey (adult bird length approximately 48 cm, wing 36.5 cm, bill 2.6 cm, tarsus 7.3 cm, tail 23 cm). The male and female differ. The male has a dark grey head, breast. The female is dark brown above with a paler neck and a prominent white band on the uppertail-coverts. It mainly feeds on lizards, rodents, small birds and large insects.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Aquila nipalensis
(Steppe Eagle) -
Accipiter badius
(Shikra) -
Nisaetus nipalensis
(Mountain Hawk-eagle) -
Aegypius monachus
(Cinereous Vulture) -
Elanus axillaris
(Black‑shouldered Kite) -
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
(Pallas's Fish Eagle) -
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
(Grey‑headed Fish Eagle) -
Accipiter gularis
(Japanese Sparrowhawk) -
Clanga clanga
(Greater Spotted Eagle) -
Gyps bengalensis
(White‑rumped Vulture)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Andrew Reding(www.inaturalist.org/people/Andrew Reding),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Bruno Durandmore information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Andrew Reding(www.inaturalist.org/people/Andrew Reding),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Bruno Durandmore information, please contact us.