© Brian Sullivan
Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
Kimberly G. Smith, Sara Ress Wittenberg, R. Bruce Macwhirter, and Keith L. Bildstein
Version: 2.0 — Published September 30, 2011
Version: 2.0 — Published September 30, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | مرزة الدجاج/الشمال |
| Bulgarian | Полски / Американски блатар |
| Czech | moták pilich/moták severoamerický |
| Danish | Blå Kærhøg/Amerikansk Kærhøg |
| Dutch | Blauwe Kiekendief/Amerikaanse Blauwe Kiekendief |
| English | Hen/Northern Harrier |
| English (United States) | Hen/Northern Harrier |
| Faroese | Fenheykur/Mýriheykur |
| French | Busard Saint-Martin ou B. des marais |
| French (Canada) | Busard Saint-Martin d'Eurasie ou B. des marais |
| French (French Guiana) | Busard Saint-Martin ou B. des marais |
| German | Korn-/Hudsonweihe |
| Greek | Χειμωνόκιρκος/Αμερικανικός Χειμωνόκιρκος |
| Hebrew | זרון תכול/אמריקני |
| Icelandic | Blá-/arnheiðir |
| Japanese | ハイイロチュウヒ／アメリカハイイロチュウヒ |
| Norwegian | myrhauk/mørkmyrhauk |
| Polish | błotniak zbożowy/amerykański |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tartaranhão-cinzento/Tartaranhão-cinzento-americano |
| Russian | Полевой/Американский лунь |
| Serbian | Poljska eja/američka poljska eja |
| Slovak | kaňa sivá/americká |
| Slovenian | Pepelasti/Ameriški lunj |
| Spanish | Aguilucho Pálido/de Hudson |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gavilán Pecho Gris/Rastrero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aguilucho pálido/de Hudson |
| Swedish | blå kärrhök/amerikansk kärrhök |
| Turkish | Gökçe Delice/Amerika Delicesi |
| Ukrainian | Лунь польовий/американський |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Northern Harrier in North and Middle America.
Distribution of the Northern Harrier in North and Middle America, and the Caribbean. This species breeds locally south to the dotted line and also in the eastern and western Palearctic; see Distribution for details.