Pallid harrier / Steppenweihe (Circus macrourus)

Wikipedia eBird Vogelwarte BirdLife ZH ornitho.ch Xeno-Canto BirdID NABU

Wikipedia: Pallid harrier Source: OTHER 1200px-Pallid_Harrier_Male.jpg
Classification: Genus Harriers (Circus); Subfamily True hawks (Accipitrinae); Family Accipitridae
General: The pale or pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek. Circus is from kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (kirkos, "circle"), probably the hen harrier and macrourus is "long-tailed", from makros, "long" and -ouros "-tailed".[2] [more]
Calls: Some calls similar to Montagu's and Hen Harrier, but display call quite diagnostic. A thin, vibrating trill "peerrrrrrrr". [Link]
Physical details: length=40-48 cm, wingspan=95-120 cm, weight=300-550 g

🔍 No documented observation