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Harrier (bird)




  Name Harriers
  Regnum Animal ia
  Phylum Chordata
  Classis Aves
  Ordo Falconiformes
  Familia Accipitridae
  Subfamilia '''Circinae'''
  Subdivision Ranks Genera


A Harrier is any of several species of Diurnal Birds Of Prey which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt or harry small animals or birds (hence their common name). Most are in the Genus ''Circus'', the scientific name also arising from the slow circling for prey.


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