Circus cyaneus ORDER: ACCIPITRIFORMES FAMILY: ACCIPITRIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

• Similar Species
• Related Species
• Go to: Northern Harrier Northern Goshawk Northern Gannet Northern Fulmar Northern Flicker Northern Cardinal Northern Bobwhite Neotropic Cormorant Nelson's Sparrow

© Gerrit Vyn

A long-winged, long-tailed hawk of open grassland and marshes, the Northern Harrier forages by flying slowly low above the ground looking for small rodents. It is one of the few raptors in which the sexes look quite different: the male is white below with a light gray back and hood, the female is mottled in browns.