Harrier
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Circus is a genus of hawk-like birds commonly known as harriers, and so-named for the circling aerial maneuvers both sexes make during courtship.
| Genus Circus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Passerimorphae |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Infraorder | Falconides |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Sub-family | Perninae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Circus |
| Population statistics | |
Species
- African marsh harrier, Circus ranivorus
- Black harrier, Circus maurus
- Cinereous harrier, Circus cinereus
- Eastern marsh harrier, Circus spilonotus
- Long-winged harrier, Circus buffoni
- Madagascar marsh harrier, Circus maillardi
- Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
- Northern harrier, Circus cyaneus
- Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus
- Pied harrier, Circus melanoleucos
- Reunion harrier, Circus maillardi
- Spotted harrier, Circus assimilis
- Swamp harrier, Circus approximans
- Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus