Black Harrier

Circus maurus
Family
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Order
Accipitriformes
Codes
blahar1, BLHA
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae)
SpeciesCircus maurus
Codesblahar1, BLHA
Identification

The Black Harrier (Circus maurus) is a member of the Hawks, Eagles, and Kites family within the order Accipitriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blahar1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.