
Bird / Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier

Likely to become endangered in the near future
Migratory
The pale or pallid harrier is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek. Circus is from kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight, probably the hen harrier and macrourus is "long-tailed", from makros, "long" and -ouros "-tailed".

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