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Hen Harrier

Ecosystems: GRASSLANDS, MEADOWS AND FARMLAND

Seasons: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |

Photographer: Ignacio YuferaHen Harrier environments

 

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Circus cyaneus

FAMILY: Accipitridae

DESCRIPTION:
Smaller than the Marsh Harrier, the male is pale grey above and white underneath with black wingtips. The plumage of females and juveniles is brown, which is dark on the upperparts and paler below. It has a low rate of reproduction, with numbers increasing in winter with the arrival of other birds from more northerly latitudes, which gather at night in colonies in wetlands and amongst the reeds.

STATUS IN ARAGON:
Ir Nr (Winter visitor, resident – Breeds regularly)

BREEDING PROBABILITY: Breeding likely

REPRODUCTIVE: Yes

LOCAL STATUS: Resident

MONTHS: All

ECOSYSTEMS: Riverside, pastures, meadows and crops

DIET AND FEEDING: It hunts small and medium vertebrates, different birds, reptiles and some large insects

HABITS: During courtship, the male and female go through some stunning acrobatic routines. The nest is built on the ground amongst dense vegetation.

THREAT OF EXTINCTION + CRITERION: CNEA (National Catalogue of Endangered Species): Not classified: CREA: Sensitive to changes in its habitat

ROUTES: 9 (Foz de Biniés), 10 and 11 (Scrubland along the River Aragón)

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION: Lakes and wetlands, Mediterranean high mountain scrubland, submediterranean scrubland, open cultivated country.

 

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