Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Monotypic
Kimberly G. Smith, Sara Ress Wittenberg, R. Bruce Macwhirter, and Keith L. Bildstein
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 30, 2011
Text last updated September 30, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | مرزة الشمال |
| Bulgarian | Американски блатар |
| Catalan | arpella pàl·lida americana |
| Czech | moták severoamerický |
| Danish | Amerikansk Kærhøg |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Blauwe Kiekendief |
| English | Northern Harrier |
| English (United States) | Northern Harrier |
| Faroese | Mýriheykur |
| Finnish | amerikansinisuohaukka |
| French | Busard des marais |
| French (France) | Busard des marais |
| German | Hudsonweihe |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Χειμωνόκιρκος |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Gwo Malfini savann |
| Hebrew | זרון אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Amerikai rétihéja |
| Icelandic | Arnheiðir |
| Japanese | アメリカハイイロチュウヒ |
| Norwegian | mørkmyrhauk |
| Polish | błotniak amerykański |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Tartaranhão-cinzento-americano |
| Russian | Американский лунь |
| Serbian | Američka poljska eja |
| Slovak | kaňa americká |
| Slovenian | Ameriški lunj |
| Spanish | Aguilucho de Hudson |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Aguilucho Norteño |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Gavilán sabanero |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Gavilán de Ciénaga |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Gavilán Pantanero |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gavilán Rastrero |
| Spanish (Panama) | Aguilucho Norteño |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Gavilán de Ciénaga |
| Spanish (Spain) | Aguilucho de Hudson |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Aguilucho Pálido |
| Swedish | amerikansk kärrhök |
| Turkish | Amerika Delicesi |
| Ukrainian | Лунь американський |
Circus hudsonius (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Falco hudsonius
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.128.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hudson Bay.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CIRCUS
- circus
- hudsonia / hudsonias / hudsonica / hudsonicus / hudsonis / hudsonius
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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