The black harrier is a medium-sized African harrier whose range extends from South Africa to Botswana and Namibia. It has a wingspan of 105–115 cm (41–45 in) and a body length of 44–50 cm (17–20 in). When perched, this bird appears all black. However, in flight a white rump and flight feathers become visible. Its morphology is comparable to that of other harriers, with a slim body, narrow wings and a long tail. Male and female plumages are similar. Juveniles have buff under-parts and heavily spotted breasts. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1828)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.78 pl.461
Protonym:
Falco maurus
Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.
Avibase ID:
A41CD4E738856EED
Avibase ID:
avibase-A41CD4E7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A41CD4E7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175437
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Busard maure ( Circus maurus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Busard maure ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 1st edition: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2021: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2022: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2023: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2024: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 3rd edition: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 4th edition: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2015: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2016: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2017: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2018: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Clements, version 2019: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 1.50: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 1.52: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 1.53: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 1.54: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 1.55: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2015: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2016: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2017: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2018: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2019: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2021: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2022: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2023: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
eBird version 2024: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Circus maurus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Circus maurus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Circus maurus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Harrier ( Circus maurus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Circus maurus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Circus maurus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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