Species profile
Northern Harrier / Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Quick answer
Occasional Migrant; Occasional Wintering. Rodrigues et al. (2010)
- Scientific name
- Circus cyaneus
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Circus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Northern Harrier / Hen Harrier in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Accipitridae
- African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
- African Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
- African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)
- African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Amplibuteo concordatus (Amplibuteo concordatus)
- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)