Genus Circus Higher classification Circus | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Circus buffoni Rank Species | |
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Similar Bird, Cinereous harrier, Accipitridae, Savanna hawk, Rufous crab hawk |
Long winged harrier
The long-winged harrier (Circus buffoni) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, native to South America.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.




References
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