Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Long-winged Harrier

Long-winged Harrier Circus buffoni

Described by: Gmelin (1788)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Circus brasiliensis

Photographs

Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell  Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago - Feb, 2006 © Kent Nickell  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

N. South America; Sc. tropical South America;
Two breeding populations;
Sw. and e. Colombia from Valle and Arauca to s. Meta, n. and e. Venezuela from Zulia to Carabobo, Aragua, Monagas and in Anzoategui and Delta Amacuro, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and ne. Brazil (Para, Maranhao). S. Brazil (Para, Maranhao, Bahia (Ilheus), Mato Grosso e. and s. to Rio Grande do Sul), n. and e. Bolivia (Beni and Santa Cruz), Paraguay, Uruguay s. to s. Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) and c. Chile (Aconcagua to Colchagua).
Birds in n. South America may all be migrants. However, breeding has been established in Trinidad.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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