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Cinereous harrier
| Cinereous harrier | |
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| Male flying in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Circus |
| Species: | C. cinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Circus cinereus Vieillot, 1816
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The cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family. Its breeding range extends from the Tierra del Fuego through Argentina and Chile to Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and southern Brazil; and across the Andes north to Colombia. The bird's population is declining but due to its large range is not considered vulnerable.[2] The term cinereous, deriving from the Latin word for ashy, describes its colouration.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Circus cinereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695393A93506437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695393A93506437.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereus) - BirdLife species factsheet". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
- ^ "Cinereous harrier videos, photos and facts - Circus cinereus | ARKive". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
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