Полевой лунь vs Пегий лунь

Circus cyaneus compared with Circus melanoleucos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Полевой лунь	Пегий лунь
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order same	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Circus	Circus
Species	Circus cyaneus	Circus melanoleucos

Evolutionary Relationship

Полевой лунь and Пегий лунь share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Circus.

Conservation Status

Полевой лунь

LC — Least Concern

Пегий лунь

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Полевой лунь	Пегий лунь
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Полевой лунь

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Venezuela).

Пегий лунь

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Полевой лунь

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway