Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus [SG Gmelin, 1770] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family: Accipitridae |
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BTO Codes:
, PALHA
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EURING No: 2620 | |
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Number in Britain:
0 records/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
44 cm
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Wingspan: 108 cm |
Weight:
M: 380 g F: 500 g
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: kirkos=a type of hawk and Gr.: makros + oura=tail |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS e Europe & c Asia, WINTERS: s Europe, s Asia & Africa |
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Habitat:
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Steppe, marsh and farmland |
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Diet:
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Mostly small mammals and birds, also insects, reptiles |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Shetland, 1931
(Witherby, H. 1932. British Birds 28:8-11)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
21
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Orkney
(1995),
Perth & Kinross
(1993),
Shetland
(2007),
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(2003),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Leicestershire
(1993),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(1993),
Norfolk
(2006),
Suffolk
(1999),
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South-east England:
Kent
(2002),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2003),
Dorset
(1938),
Isles of Scilly
(2005),
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Wales:
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| 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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