Pallid Harrier

Latin Name: 
Circus macrourus
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Size: 
40-48 cm
Description: 

Male: light grey upperparts, dark wedges on primaries, pale grey head and underbody; lacks black secondary bars. Female: distinctive underwing pattern; pale primaries, irregularly barred and lacking dark trailing edges. Immature male may display rusty breast band and juvenile facial markings.

Habitat: 
Open country in plains and foothills: semi-desert, grassy slopes, cultivation, scrub-covered plains, and marshes.
Distribution: 
Widespread winter visitor: unrecorded in parts of northeast and W Pakistan.
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