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Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus (Gmelin, SG 1770)
The pale or pallid harrier is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier subfamily. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek. Circus is from kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight, probably the hen harrier and macrourus is "long-tailed", from makros, "long" and -ouros "-tailed". Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Circus
Scientific:
Circus macrourus
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Circus
Scientific:
Circus macrourus
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, SG 1770)
Reference:
Reise Russl.
1 p.48
Imprint year:
1771
Protonym:
Accipiter macrourus
Type locality:
Voronezh, southern Russia.
Link:
https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb11062277?page=78&q=Accipiter+macrourus
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
22647E26E5C80F2E
Avibase ID:
avibase-22647E26
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/22647E26
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175436
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Circus macrourus: central Eurasia; winters to southern Africa, India, and Myanmar
Source: Clements checklist
Pallid Harrier
Catalan:
Arpella pàl·lida russa
Czech:
moták stepní
Danish:
Steppehøg
German:
Steppenweihe
Spanish:
Aguilucho Papialbo
Spanish (Spain):
Aguilucho Papialbo
Finnish:
arosuohaukka
French:
Busard pâle
Croatian:
Stepska Eja
Hungarian:
Fakó rétihéja
Icelandic:
Fölheiðir
Italian:
Albanella pallida
Japanese (romaji):
usuhaiirochuuhi
Japanese:
ウスハイイロチュウヒ
Lithuanian:
Stepinė lingė
Dutch:
Steppekiekendief
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Steppehauk
Norwegian:
Steppehauk
Polish:
błotniak stepowy
Portuguese:
tartaranhão-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal):
Tartaranhão-pálido
Russian:
Степной лунь
Slovak:
kaňa stepná
Serbian:
stepska eja
Swedish:
stäpphök
Ukrainian:
Лунь степовий
Chinese:
草原鹞
Chinese (Traditional):
草原鷂
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Busard pâle ( Circus macrourus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Busard pâle ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2015: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2016: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2017: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2018: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2019: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2021: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2022: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2023: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| eBird version 2024: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Circus macrourus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Circus macrourus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Circus macrourus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pallid Harrier ( Circus macrourus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Circus macrourus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Circus macrourus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Witborspaddavreter, Witborspaddavreter (Witborsvleivalk), Witborsvleivalk, Witborsvleivalk (-paddavreter)
Arabic: المرزة الباهتة, المرزة الباهتة مساح الريضان, مرزة بغثاء, مساح الريضان
Asturian: Gabiluchu papublancu
Azerbaijani: Çöl belibağlısı, çöl leyi, solğun rəngli ley
Bashkir: кәйгәләк, көйгәнәк, ялан көйгәнәге
Belarusian: Cтэпавы лунь, Лунь стэпавы, Стэпавы лунь
Bulgarian: Степен блатар
Bengali: ধরা কাাচ , ধলা কাপাসি
Bengali (transliteration): dhalā kāpāsi
Breton: Skoul gwenn
Catalan: Arpella pàl.lida russa, Arpella pàl·lida russa, Arpella pàllida russa, Arpella pàŀlida russa, Arpella russa
Catalan (Balears): Arpella russa
Valencian: Arpella pàl·lida russa
Montenegrin: stepska eja, степска еја
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): степска еја
Czech: Moták stepní
Chuvash: çеçенхир хăлачĕ
Welsh: Boda gwelw, Boda llwydwyn
Danish: Steppehøg
German: Steppenweihe
Greek: Ασπροσιάχινο, Στεπόκιρκoς, Στεπόκιρκος
Greek (Cypriot): Ασπροσιάχινο
English: Pale Harrier, Pallid Harrier
English, HBW: Pallid Harrier
English (IOC): Pallid Harrier
English (Kenya): Pallid Harrier
English (United States): Pallid Harrier
Esperanto: Stepcirkuo
Spanish: Aguilucho papialbo, Águilucho Papialbo
Spanish (Spain): Aguilucho Papialbo
Spanish (HBW): Aguilucho papialbo
Estonian: Stepi-loorkull
Basque: Arpella pàl·lida russa, Mirotz lepazuri, Mirotz lepazuria
Persian: سنقر سفید
Finnish: Arosuohaukka
Faroese: Heiðaheykur
French: Busard pale, Busard pâle, Busard Saint-Martin
Friulian: poiane mezane
Frisian: Ljochte hoanskrobber
Irish: Cromán mílítheach
Galician: Arpella pàl·lida russa, Tartaraña de papo branco
Hebrew: זרון שדות
Croatian: Stepska Eja
Hungarian: Fakó rétihéja
Armenian: [Tapastanain Mknachurak ], Տափաստանային Մկնաճուռակ
Icelandic: Fölheiðir
Italian: Albanella pallida
Japanese (romaji): usu hai-iro chūhi, usuhaiirochuuhi, Usuhaiiro-chuuhi
Japanese: ウスハイイロチュウヒ
Japanese (Kanji): 薄灰色沢鵟
Georgian: ან ველის ბოლობეჭედა, ველის ძელქორი, მდელოს ძელქორი
Kara-Kalpak: дала бөктергиси, шаңкөт
Kabardian: жьец
Mongolian, Halh: сахиа, хулд, хулт, элэгт
Kazakh: дала ақсары ителгісі, дала ақсарысы, дала бөктергісі, дала ителгісі, дала кезқұйрық лашыны, Дала құладыны, далалық құладын
Kazakh (Transliteration): dala quladını
North Karelian: arošuohaukka
Kirghiz: боздоң кулаалысы, кубарган кулаалы
Scientific: Accipiter macrourus, Circus aequipar, Circus macrourus, Circus superaliaris, Circus superciliaris, Circus swainsoni, Circus swainsonii, Falco macrourus
Luxembourgish: Bleechen Hénkelendéif, Steppenhénkeldéif, Steppewei
Lithuanian: Stepine linge, Stepinė lingė
Latvian: (stepes līja), Garastes lija, Garastes līja, Stepes lija, stepes līja
Macedonian: Степска еја, Степски жабар
Malayalam: മേടുതപ്പി, മേടുതപ്പി
Mongolian: сахиа, хулд, хулт, Хээрийн хулд, Хээрийн цагаан элэгт, хяргууцай, элэгт
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠡᠬᠡᠷᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠬᠣᠯᠲᠣ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠡᠬᠡᠷᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠡᠯᠢᠭᠡᠲᠣ
Mongolian (Transliteration): kheeriŋ khuld, kheeriŋ tsag aaŋ elegt
Moldavian: Erete alb
Maltese: Baghdan Abjad, bagħdan abjad, bagħdan pallidu, Bugħadam Abjad
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хяргууцай
Nepali: श्वेत भुइ”चील
Dutch: Steppekiekendief, Steppen kiekendief, Steppenkiekendief
Norwegian Nynorsk: Steppehauk
Norwegian: Steppehauk
Polish: Błotniak blady, blotniak stepowy, Błotniak stepowy
Pinyin: cǎo-yuán yào
Portuguese: Tartaranhão-de-peito-branco, Tartaranhão-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal): Tartaranhão-pálido
Romansh: Melv sblatg
Rhaeto-Romance: Melv sblatg
Romanian: Erete alb
Russian: Cтепной лунь, Stepnoy Lun, Лунь степной, Степной лунь
Northern Sami: Ádjohávut
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Sudumali Harikussa
Slovak: Kaňa stepná
Slovenian: stepski lunj
Albanian: Shqipe e stepave, Shqipja e stepave
Serbian: Dugorepa eja, Stepska (dugorepa) eja, stepska eja, Степска (Дугорепа) еја, Степска eja
Sotho, Southern: Seitlhoaeleli
Swedish: Stäpphök
Swahili: Kipondya Kijivu
Tamil: Poonai Parundhu
Thai: เหยี่ยวทุ่งสีจาง
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw-tʰûŋ sĭi-caaŋ
Turkmen: sähra gulatysy
Turkish: Akçe Delice, Bozkır delicesi, bozkyr delicesi, Step Delice, Step Doğanş, Дала құладыны
Tsonga: Nghotsana
Tatar: дала карчыгасы
Tuvinian: Хову кускежизи, хову күскежизи
Ukrainian: Лунь степовий , Степовий лунь
Uzbek: cаҳро бўктаргиси, дашт бўктаргиси, чўл бўктаргиси
Vietnamese: Chim Diều bụng trắng, Diều bụng trắng
Kalmyk: теегин хулд
Xhosa: Ulubisi
Chinese: [cao-yuan yao], 草原鹞
Chinese (Traditional): 草原鷂
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