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Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus [SG Gmelin, 1770]
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Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
BTO Codes:
, PALHA
EURING No:
2620
Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
1 Global Conservation Concern; Endangered
Global:
Near Threatened
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
44 cm
Wingspan:
108 cm
Weight:
M: 380 g F: 500 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kirkos =a type of hawk
and Gr.: makros + oura =tail
World Distribution:
BREEDS e Europe & c Asia, WINTERS: s Europe, s Asia & Africa
Habitat:
Steppe, marsh and farmland
Diet:
Mostly small mammals and birds, also insects, reptiles
Records and Distribution
First Record:
Shetland, 1931
Total Number of Records (1958-2004):
18
Summary of Records by Year
Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
Most Recent County Records:
Scotland:
Orkney
(1995),
Perth & Kinross
(1993),
Shetland
(2004),
North-east England:
North-west England:
No Records
English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1993),
Eastern England:
South-east England:
South-west England:
Cornwall
(2003),
Wales:
No Records
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Danish:
Steppehųg
Dutch:
Steppekiekendief
Finnish:
Arosuohaukka
French:
Busard pāle
German:
Steppenweihe
Hungarian:
Fakó rétihéja
Icelandic:
Fölheišir
Irish:
Italian:
Albanella pallida
Norwegian:
Steppehauk
Polish:
Blotniak stepowy
Portuguese:
Tartaranhćo-de-peito-branco
Spanish:
Aguilucho papialbo
Swedish:
Stäpphök
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