- Long-winged Harrier
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Long-winged Harrier Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes (but see there) Family: Accipitridae Genus: Circus Species: C. buffoni Binomial name Circus buffoni
(Gmelin, 1788)The Long-winged Harrier (Circus buffoni) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, native to South America.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Circus buffoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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