Hen Harrier

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25572
Hen Harrier
Александр Чегодаев · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Hen Harrier is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,047 views/month, #1,434 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Circus[5]
  • Taxon name: Circus cyaneus[6]
  • Commons category: Circus cyaneus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Circus cyaneus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Circus cyaneus[9]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10]
  • Short name: C. cyaneus[11]
  • Taxon common name: Hen Harrier[12], Kornweihe[13], Aguilucho pálido[14], Busard Saint-Martin[15], Albanella reale[16], Полевой лунь[17], ハイイロチュウヒ[18], Blauwe Kiekendief[19], Blå Kærhøg[20], Myrhauk[21], blå kärrhök[22], sinisuohaukka[23], błotniak zbożowy[24], välja-loorkull[25]
  • Wingspan: 1.1 m[26]
  • Mass: 346 g[27], 527 g[28]

Body

Identifiers

Hen Harrier's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 559064[29]. Hen Harrier's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43466[30]. Hen Harrier's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515823[31]. Hen Harrier's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480487[32]. Hen Harrier's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175430[33].

Why It Matters

Hen Harrier has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Flight speeds among bird species: allometric and phylogenetic effects. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 01612867-n
    Interlingual index id → i43768
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47826|batch #47826]]: OEWN"
  2. 15w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.1'}
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+346'}, {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+527'}
    Aliases → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Critically Endangered, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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