CreatureData

Mime harrier

Circus dossenus Olson & James, 1991

Status not recordedbirds of prey

The mime harrier (Circus dossenus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes.

No freely licensed photo yet

Quick facts about the mime harrier

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
Not recorded

Where does the mime harrier live?

Not recorded

Is the mime harrier 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 mime harrier classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusCircus
  7. SpeciesCircus dossenus Olson & James, 1991
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Hawaiian harrierEnglish
  • Wood harrierEnglish
  • Aguilucho mimoSpanish
  • Aguilucho torcazSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mime harrier

Other species in the same genus Circus.

Pied harrier

Circus melanoleucos

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

Harrier hawk

Circus approximans

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

CompareMime harrier vs Hen harrierMime harrier vs Western marsh harrierMime harrier vs Pallid harrierMime harrier vs Montagu's harrier

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

What kind of animal is the mime harrier?

The mime harrier (Circus dossenus) 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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mime harrier (Circus dossenus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mime-harrier

MLA

“Mime harrier (Circus dossenus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mime-harrier.

BibTeX
@misc{mime_harrier_2026,
  title = {Mime harrier (Circus dossenus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mime-harrier},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}