Northern Harrier (Male)

• Scientific Name: Circus Cyaneus
• Common Name: Northern Harrier (Male)
• Diet: small animals
• Color: gray and white
• Size: 18 inches
• Active Period: Winter
• Habitat: widespread
• Field Identification: hawk with white rump usually seen flying low over fields and deserts
• Nest: platform on ground
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Circus
• Family: Accipitridae (accipiters)
• Order: Falconiformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: cyaneus