Harrier hawk
Circus approximans Peale, 1849
Status not recordedbirds of prey
The harrier hawk (Circus approximans) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the harrier hawk
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the harrier hawk live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The harrier hawk is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the harrier hawk endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the harrier hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusCircus
- SpeciesCircus approximans Peale, 1849
Synonyms Circus approximans approximans, Circus approximans gouldi, Circus gouldi
Other names and names in other languages (47)
- Australasian harrierEnglish
- Australasian harrier hawkEnglish
- Australasian marsh harrierEnglish
- Australasian marsh-harrierEnglish
- Swamp harrierEnglish
- عقيب المستنقعاتArabic
- arpella del PacíficCatalan
- moták tichomořskýCzech
- boda’r Môr TawelWelsh
- Australsk RørhøgDanish
- SumpfweiheGerman
- Αυστραλιανός ΒαλτόκιρκοςGreek
- aŭstralazia cirkuoEsperanto
- Aguilucho lagunero del PacíficoSpanish
- lõuna-loorkullEstonian
- australiansuohaukkaFinnish
- Busard de GouldFrench
- australska ejaCroatian
- mocsári rétihéjaHungarian
- Elang-rawa coklatIndonesian
- Albanella australasiaticaItalian
- ミナミチュウヒJapanese
- fidžinė lingėLithuanian
- KāhuMāori
- Pacifische Bruine KiekendiefDutch
- australsivhaukNorwegian
- błotniak moczarowyPolish
- bwaholeepme
- tartaranhão-da-oceâniaPortuguese
- Болотый луньRussian
- kaňa barinnáSlovak
- Australazijska ejaSerbian
- australisk kärrhökSwedish
- Manu 'amu mo'ATahitian
- TaiseniTongan
- Bataklık DelicesiTurkish
- лунь південнийUkrainian
- 沼泽鹞Chinese
- مرزة المستنقعاتArabic
- عقيب المستنقعات الأستراليةArabic
- Aŭstralazia marĉa cirkuoEsperanto
- Australische Bruine KiekendiefDutch
- tartaranhão-do-pacíficoPortuguese
- tartaranhão-dos-pauis-do-pacíficoPortuguese
- Тихоокеанский луньRussian
- Австралийский болотный луньRussian
- 沼澤鷂Chinese
Relatives of the harrier hawk
Other species in the same genus Circus.
Hen harrier
Circus cyaneus
Western marsh harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Pallid harrier
Circus macrourus
Montagu's harrier
Circus pygargus
Pied harrier
Circus melanoleucos
Eastern marsh harrier
Circus spilonotus
CompareHarrier hawk vs Hen harrierHarrier hawk vs Western marsh harrierHarrier hawk vs Pallid harrierHarrier hawk vs Montagu's harrier
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the harrier hawk live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the harrier hawk for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the harrier hawk?
The harrier hawk (Circus approximans) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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