Harris's Hawk

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q742698
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Summary

Harris's Hawk is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,291 views/month, #1,174 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Edward Harris[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Parabuteo[6]
  • Taxon name: Parabuteo unicinctus[7]
  • Commons category: Parabuteo unicinctus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Parabuteo unicinctus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Parabuteo unicinctus[10]
  • Original combination: Falco unicinctus[11]
  • Short name: P. unicinctus[12]
  • Taxon common name: gwalch Harris[13], Harris's Hawk[14], Wüstenbussard[15], Busardo mixto[16], aligot de Harris[17], káně Harrisova[18], rüütelviu[19], Kaktusvåk[20], Пустынный канюк[21], モモアカノスリ[22], Brunskuldret Våge[23], ritarihaukka[24], Harris-ölyv[25], myszołowiec towarzyski[26]
  • Wingspan: 1.1 m[27]
  • Mass: 50 g[28], 689.7 g[29], 997.7 g[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[31]

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Identifiers

Harris's Hawk's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5355[32]. Harris's Hawk's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 223492[33]. Harris's Hawk's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480410[34]. Harris's Hawk's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175397[35].

Why It Matters

Harris's Hawk has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . On the allometry of wings. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.1'}
    Cites appendix → Appendix II of CITES
    Parent taxon → Parabuteo
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