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[[Image:Cinereous_Harrier.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Sussex bird man <P>Laguna Nimez, Calafate, Argentina]] | [[Image:Cinereous_Harrier.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Sussex bird man <P>Laguna Nimez, Calafate, Argentina]] | ||
;[[:Category:Circus|Circus]] cinereus | ;[[:Category:Circus|Circus]] cinereus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male - 40cm, dark grey upperparts, white rump, pale grey underparts, rufous streaked belly, black wing tips. | ||
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| + | Female - 50cm, brown above, white rump, cream underparts, streaked belly. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]. Breeds from [[Colombia]] and [[Peru]] south through [[Chile]], [[Paraguay]], south-eastern [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and much of [[Argentina]] to [[Tierra del Fuego]]. A partial-migrant in south of range. Rare visitor and probable former breeder in the [[Falkland Islands]]. | [[South America]]. Breeds from [[Colombia]] and [[Peru]] south through [[Chile]], [[Paraguay]], south-eastern [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and much of [[Argentina]] to [[Tierra del Fuego]]. A partial-migrant in south of range. Rare visitor and probable former breeder in the [[Falkland Islands]]. | ||
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Treated as a race of [[Hen Harrier]] ''C. cyaneus'' by some authors. | Treated as a race of [[Hen Harrier]] ''C. cyaneus'' by some authors. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Found in marshes and open grasslands. | + | Found in marshes and open grasslands, maximum 4500m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | It is a ground nester. | ||
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| + | The diet includes small rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Circus+cinereus}} | {{GSearch|Circus+cinereus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]] [[Category:Circus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Incomplete]] [[Category:Circus]] | ||
Revision as of 17:20, 6 February 2009
- Circus cinereus
Identification
Male - 40cm, dark grey upperparts, white rump, pale grey underparts, rufous streaked belly, black wing tips.
Female - 50cm, brown above, white rump, cream underparts, streaked belly.
Distribution
South America. Breeds from Colombia and Peru south through Chile, Paraguay, south-eastern Brazil, Uruguay and much of Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. A partial-migrant in south of range. Rare visitor and probable former breeder in the Falkland Islands.
Taxonomy
Treated as a race of Hen Harrier C. cyaneus by some authors.
Habitat
Found in marshes and open grasslands, maximum 4500m.
Behaviour
It is a ground nester.
The diet includes small rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects.
References
Wikipedia
