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Primary Traits
400.8 g
0 m - 3,000 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Circus macrourus
English name
Pallid Harrier
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Circus
Species
macrourus
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
Eastern Hemisphere
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
402 g
Maximum female mass
550 g
Minimum male mass
235 g
Maximum male mass
416 g
Minimum unsexed mass
No data
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
400.8 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,000 m
Maximum elevation
4,000 m
Elevation range
3,000 m
Typical elevation
1,500 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Grassland
Habitat breadth
6
Primary diet
Vertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
0.92
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Colonial, Social, Solitary
Mating system
Monogamous
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Mound
Nest substrate
Ground
Minimum broods per year
1
Maximum broods per year
1
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
6
Incubating sex
Female
Minimum incubation period
29 d
Maximum incubation period
30 d
Minimum fledging period
35 d
Maximum fledging period
45 d
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
4.5
Average fledging period
40 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Irregular/Nomadic