OTHER NAMES: Pale Harrier
Latin Etymology: Circus (bird named for circling flight) macrourus ("long-tailed")
Juvenile female Pallid Harrier (subspecies ) at Warham Greens, Norfolk - December 2022
Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 380g / Length: 40-48cm / Wingspan: 95-120cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
Breeding from Eastern Europe to the Steppes of Central Asia, the Pallid Harrier is the only European Harrier species to not regularly be found in the UK - the species gets its name from the pale silver grey of the males plumage. In structure it most resembles the Montagu's harrier but the plumage is much more subtly marked. While it is considered Nea Threatened globally, it does seem to be expanding its range to the West, with several pairs breeding in Western Europe in recent years for the first recorded time.
Related Species:
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Circus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A rare vagrant
- A wintering vagrant at Warham in December 2022
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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