A harrier is a member of the genus Circus in Accipitridae, a family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds. The
Circus aeruginosus Valencia 3
Northern harrier, adult male
A male Montagu's harrier displays the signature upswept wings and grassland habitat.
A Montagu's Harrier male roosting for the night
The Accipitridae is one of the four families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to large birds of prey with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They fe
Harrier (bird)
…A harrier is a member of the genus Circus in Accipitridae, a family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds. The young…
Neophrontops americanus fossil
Portrait of a subadult bald eagle, showing its strongly hooked beak and the cere covering the base of the beak