Northern Harrier

Circus hudsonius
Family
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Order
Accipitriformes
Codes
norhar2, NOHA
๐Ÿ“‹ Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae)
SpeciesCircus hudsonius
Codesnorhar2, NOHA
๐Ÿ” Identification

The Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius) 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 norhar2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.