Northern Harrier

Summary

Northern Harrier is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month, #1,214 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Northern Harrier's image is recorded as Circus hudsonius, male perched, Berkeley, California (cropped).jpg^[3].
• Northern Harrier's image is recorded as 20250215 northern harrier hockanum reservoir PD208081.jpg^[4].
• Northern Harrier's instance of is recorded as taxon^[5].
• Northern Harrier's taxon rank is recorded as species^[6].
• Northern Harrier's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[7].
• Northern Harrier's parent taxon is recorded as Circus^[8].
• Northern Harrier's taxon range map image is recorded as Circus hudsonius map.svg^[9].
• Northern Harrier's taxon name is recorded as Circus hudsonius^[10].
• Northern Harrier's Commons category is recorded as Circus hudsonius^[11].
• Northern Harrier's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 22727740^[12].
• Northern Harrier's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2709557^[13].
• Northern Harrier's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511398^[14].
• Northern Harrier's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 368506^[15].
• Northern Harrier's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 6101217^[16].
• Northern Harrier's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Circus hudsonius^[17].
• Northern Harrier's Commons gallery is recorded as Circus hudsonius^[18].
• Northern Harrier's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. hudsonius'}^[19].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Harrier'}^[20].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Aguilucho de Hudson'}^[21].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Busard des marais'}^[22].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hudsonweihe'}^[23].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Albanella americana'}^[24].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Amerikaanse Blauwe Kiekendief'}^[25].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Amerikansk Kærhøg'}^[26].
• Northern Harrier's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Американский лунь'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Northern Harrier ranks in the top 0.62% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (417 views/month, #1,214 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]