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Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilisJardine & Selby, 1828
Also known asTarrat-tarrat
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- ACCIPITRIFORMES
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Circus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The spotted harrier also known as the smoke hawk, is a large Australasian bird of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Sulawesi and Sumba (south-west Lesser Sundas) and Australia (except Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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