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Pied Harrier

Circus melanoleucos (Pennant, T 1769)

The pied harrier is an Asian species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is migratory, breeding from the Amur valley in eastern Russia and north-eastern China to North Korea. Wintering individuals can be found in a wide area from Pakistan to Philippines. The population consists of approximately 10,000 individuals and the number is thought to be in moderate decline. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Circus
Scientific:
  Circus melanoleucos


Original description

Citation:
  (Pennant, T 1769)

Reference:
   Indian Zool.

Protonym:
  Falco melanoleucus

Type locality:
  Ceylon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56772636#page/8/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1EA96AE17EF19D7E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1EA96AE1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1EA96AE1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175438

Geographic range:

  • Circus melanoleucos: eastern Asia; winters to southern Asia, Philippines, and Greater Sundas
English:
Pied Harrier
Catalan:
Arpella d'espatlles blanques
Czech:
moták černobílý
Danish:
Broget Kærhøg
German:
Elsterweihe
Spanish:
Aguilucho Pío
Spanish (Spain):
Aguilucho Pío
Finnish:
huppusuohaukka
French:
Busard tchoug
Croatian:
šarena eja
Hungarian:
tarka rétihéja
Icelandic:
Svartheiðir
Italian:
Albanella bianconera
Japanese (romaji):
madarachuuhi
Japanese:
マダラチュウヒ
Lithuanian:
Margoji lingė
Dutch:
Bonte Kiekendief
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktkjerrhauk
Norwegian:
Praktkjerrhauk
Polish:
błotniak czarnogłowy
Portuguese:
Tartaranhão-alvinegro
Portuguese (Portugal):
tartaranhão-alvinegro
Russian:
Пегий лунь
Slovak:
kaňa strakatá
Serbian:
Šarena eja
Swedish:
svartvit kärrhök
Ukrainian:
Лунь строкатий
Chinese:
鹊鹞
Chinese (Traditional):
花澤鵟


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Busard tchoug ( Circus melanoleucos)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Busard tchoug ( Circus melanoleucus)
Clements 1st edition:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucus)
Clements, version 2021:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2022:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2023:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2024:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 3rd edition:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 4th edition:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2015:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2016:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2017:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2018:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Clements, version 2019:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 1.50:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 1.52:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 1.53:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 1.54:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 1.55:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2015:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2016:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2017:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2018:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2019:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2021:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2022:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2023:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
eBird version 2024:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Oriental Bird Club:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Circus melanoleucos
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Circus melanoleucus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Circus melanoleucos
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pied Harrier ( Circus melanoleucos)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Circus melanoleucos
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Circus melanoleucos

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Bontvleivalk
Azerbaijani: ala-bula ley, rəngbərəng ley
Belarusian: Пярэсты лунь
Bulgarian: Пъстър блатар
Bengali: পাকরা কাপাসি, ঩াকযা কা঩াচ঳
Bengali (transliteration): pākarā kāpāsi
Catalan: Arpella d'espatlles blanques, Esparver blancnegre
Czech: Moták cernobílý, moták černobílý
Welsh: Boda brith
Danish: Broget Kærhøg
German: Elsterweihe, Scheckweihe
Greek: Παρδαλόκιρκoς
English: Pied Harrier
English, HBW: Pied Harrier
English (IOC): Pied Harrier
English (United States): Pied Harrier
Esperanto: Blanknigra cirkuo, Nigrablanka cirkuo
Spanish: Aguilucho Pío
Spanish (Spain): Aguilucho Pío
Spanish (HBW): Pied Harrier
Estonian: pugal-loorkull
Finnish: Huppusuohaukka
French: Busard pie, Busard tchoug
Frisian: Bûnte hoanskrobber
Irish: Cromán alabhreac
Galician: Tartaraña albinegra
Hebrew: זרון עקוד
Croatian: šarena eja
Hungarian: tarka rétihéja
Indonesian: Burung Elang-rawa Tangling, Elang Cina, Elangrawa Tangling, Elang-rawa tangling
Icelandic: Svartheiðir
Italian: Albanella bianca e nera, Albanella bianconera, Albanella gazza
Japanese (romaji): madara chūhi, Madara-chuhi, madarachuuhi
Japanese: マダラチュウヒ
Japanese (Kanji): 斑沢鵟
Kabardian: жьецкъуэлэн
Mongolian, Halh: нугын сахиа, нугын хулд, нугын цагаан элэгт
Kazakh: ала ақсары, ала ителгі, ала құладын
Korean: 알락개구리매
Korean (Transliteration): allak-gaeguri-mae
Kirghiz: ала кулаалы
Scientific: Circus melanoleucos, Circus melanoleucus, Falco melanoleucos
Lithuanian: Juodagalvė lingė, Margoji lingė
Latvian: sēmā lija
Macedonian: sēmā lija
Malayalam: വെള്ളക്കറുപ്പൻ മേടുതപ്പി
Mongolian: Алаг хулд, нугын сахиа, нугын хулд, нугын цагаан элэгт, Саарал цагаан элэгт
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠬᠣᠯᠲᠣ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠠᠯᠠᠭ ᠬᠢᠷᠠᠭᠣᠴᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Алаг хяргууцай
Mongolian (Transliteration): alag khuld, alag khyarguutsai, saaral tsag aaŋ elegt
Malay: Burung Helang Sawah Hitam-Putih, Burung Lang Tangling, Helang Sawah Hitam-Putih
Nepali: आब्लाक पेटाहा भुइ”चील
Dutch: Bonte Kiekendief
Norwegian Nynorsk: Praktkjerrhauk
Norwegian: Praktkjerrhauk
Polish: blotniak czarnoglowy, błotniak czarnogłowy
Pinyin: hēi-bái huā kuáng, huā zé-kuáng, kè què yīng, kè-què yào, kè-què yīng, què-yào, xǐ-què yīng
Portuguese: Tartaranhão-alvinegro, Tartaranhão-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal): tartaranhão-alvinegro
Rhaeto-Romance: Melva giazla
Romanian: Erete coţofană
Russian: Лунь пегий, Пегий лунь
Northern Sami: വെള്ളക്കറുപ്പൻ മേടുതപ്പി
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Gomara Harikussa
Slovak: kaňa strakatá
Slovenian: Črnobeli lunj
Serbian: Šarena eja
Swedish: Svartvit kärrhök
Tamil: Vellai Poonai Parundhu
Thai: เหยี่ยวด่างดำขาว
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw dàaŋ-dam-kʰăaw
Turkish: Alaca delice, Alaca tuygun
Ukrainian: Лунь строкатий
Vietnamese: Chim Diều mướp, Diều mướp
Kalmyk: алг хулд
Chinese: 喜鹊鹰, 客鹊鹞, 客鹊鹰, 花澤鵟, 鵲鷂, 鹊 鹞, 鹊鹞, 黑白花
Chinese (Traditional): 喜鵲鷹, 客鵲鷂, 客鵲鷹, 花澤鵟, 花澤鵟〔鵲鷂〕, 鵲鷂, 黑白花鵟
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 花澤鵟
Chinese (Taiwan): 花泽

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