| Spotted harrier | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Circus |
| Species: | C. assimilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Circus assimilis | |
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| range[2] strongholds year-round distribution non-breeding distribution
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The spotted harrier (Circus assimilis) also known as the smoke hawk, is a large Australasian bird of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Circus assimilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695376A93505852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695376A93505852.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Ferguson-Lees, James; Christie, David A. (2001). Raptors of the World. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 477−479. ISBN 0618127623.