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PRONUNCIATION OF HEN HARRIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEN HARRIER

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Hen harrier is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HEN HARRIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Hen harrier

The Hen Harrier or Northern Harrier is a bird of prey. It breeds throughout the northern parts of the northern hemisphere in Canada and the northernmost USA, and in northern Eurasia. This species is polytypic, with two subspecies. Marsh Hawk is a historical name for the American form. It migrates to more southerly areas in winter. Eurasian birds move to southern Europe and southern temperate Asia, and American breeders to the southernmost USA, Mexico, and Central America. In the mildest regions, such as France, Great Britain, and the southern US, Hen Harriers may be present all year, but the higher ground is largely deserted in winter.

Definition of hen harrier in the English dictionary

The definition of hen harrier in the dictionary is a common harrier, Circus cyaneus, that flies over fields and marshes and nests in marshes and open land US and Canadian names: marsh hawk, marsh harrier.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEN HARRIER

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hen-and-chickens
Henan
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hence
henceforth
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henchman
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WORDS THAT END LIKE HEN HARRIER

aircraft carrier
baby carrier
barrier
Boston terrier
bull terrier
carrier
courier
Dandie Dinmont terrier
Ferrier
fox terrier
harrier
Irish terrier
perrier
personnel carrier
Sealyham terrier
Skye terrier
soft-coated wheaten terrier
terrier
the Water Carrier
Welsh terrier
Yorkshire terrier

Synonyms and antonyms of hen harrier in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hen harrier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEN HARRIER

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The translations of hen harrier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hen harrier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白尾鹞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aguilucho pálido
570 millions of speakers

English

hen harrier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुर्गी हैरियर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الدجاجة هارير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лунь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Harrier de galinha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুরগি হরিণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

busard Saint-Martin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hen harrier
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kornweihe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鶏ハリアー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암탉 의 해리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hen harrier
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

gà chim ưng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹென் ஹாரிஹர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोंबड्या वेश्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gök doğan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

albanella reale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

błotniak zbożowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лунь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

găină Harrier
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ορνιθοσιάχινο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blou kuikendief
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

blå kärrhök
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

myrhauk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hen harrier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEN HARRIER»

The term «hen harrier» is normally little used and occupies the 112.661 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEN HARRIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hen harrier

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEN HARRIER»

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The Hen Harrier
The second part of the book is a closely observed account of the Hen Harrier in Donald Watson's particular study areas in Scotland, in moorland and forest habitats.
Donald Watson, 2013
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Raptors of the World
CONFUSION SPECIES In all plumages, this most delicatclv built and gracelul ol the harriers is relaiivelv easilv distinguished in Lnrasia and north Alrica honi corresponding plumages ol Hen Harrier |*I3| (heavier- bodied and looking ...
James Ferguson-Lees, David A. Christie, 2001
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Owls, Caves and Fossils: Predation, Preservation and ...
... bat-eared fox European & spotted eagle owls, tawny owl tawny, little owls hen harrier, arctic fox Little owl, kestrel tawny, spotted eagle owls little owl, kestrel, hen harrier SE owl, kestrel, hen harrier, mongoose, genet, bat-eared fox, coyote SE, ...
Peter Andrews, 1990
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Raptors: A Field Guide to Survey and Monitoring
... Hen harrier Hen harrier Circus cyaneus.
‎2006
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The Birds of Devon, [and] Supplement
We have frequently met the Hen-Harrier on Dartmoor ; and in North Devon it used not to be uncommon on the Braunton Burrows and about the Barnstaple river, but young birds of the year were more often seen than adults. In the severe winter ...
W. S. M. D'urban, 1892
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Notes on the birds of Herefordshire
Family— FALCONID^E. Genus— CIRCUS. [Circus jeruginosus — Marsh Harrier.] Very scarce in Great Britain and Ireland. CIRCUS CYANEUS— Hen Harrier. The Hen Harrier, and its female, called Ringtail, seem like different birds, from their ...
Henry Graves Bull, Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club, 1888
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Repr. A dictionary of British birds, incorporating the ...
See Razorbill. [Hemipode, Andalusian. — See Quail, Andalusian.] Hen Harrier. — [YarreU, i. 108 ; Hewit- son, xvi. 47.] Falco cyaneus, Lin. Syst. i. P- 126, 10 ; Gmel. Syst. i. p. 276 ; Ind. Orn. i. p. 39, 94 ; Lin. Trans, ix. p. 182 ; Bewick, Br. Birds , 1, ...
George Montagu, Edward Newman, 1881
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Transactions
A ringtail, or female hen-harrier, was observed by Mr. Marlborough E. Pryor at Weston Manor, near Stevenage, on the 28th of October, and on one or two subsequent occasions. When only seen upon the wing, it is very difficult to distinguish a ...
Hertfordshire Natural History Society and Field Club, 1886
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Birds in Ireland
Hen Harrier Circus agencies The Hen Harrier was widely distributed throughout Ireland in the first hall' of the nineteenth century. but by 1900 had declined and was described as breeding in Antrirn. Cork. Dublin. Galway. Kerry. Laols, Limerick.
Clive Hutchinson, 2010
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A History of the Birds of Europe: Including All the Species ...
In habits the present species does not appreciably differ from the Hen-Harrier; but it may readily be distinguished from that by its more slender form, by its proportionally longer wing, and by its quicker movements and greater buoyancy on the ...
Henry Eeles Dresser, 1881

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEN HARRIER»

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'Save our hen harriers' protest meeting in Forest of Bowland …
A second protest meeting in support of the county's hen harrier population will be staged in the Forest of Bowland in less than a month. «Burnley Express, Jul 15»
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Protesters fight Lancashire's hen harrier loss
At around 1-30 pm, protesters will be invited to take part in a memorial hen harrier walk along the Dunsop Valley where the hen harrier used to ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Jul 15»
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Skydancer day for visitors
Since the start of the project, the RSPB has given hen harrier-themed assemblies to schools and groups ranging from bird clubs to the Women's ... «Clitheroe Today, Jul 15»
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Unfair game: why are Britain's birds of prey being killed?
Instead, they point to a population analysis for one of Britain's most beautiful and vulnerable raptors, the hen harrier. The species is largely ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
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€70m for local farmer environment schemes
Schemes which will pay farmers to care for the Burren, hen harrier, callows and other environmentally sensitive farm habitats will start from this ... «Irish Farmers Journal, Jul 15»
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Hen harrier crux will cost €12m says Hogan
Farmers with lands included as special protection areas (SPAs) are preparing to ramp up the pressure against the Government to tackle the ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
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Out of Doors ... Protecting the hen harrier
It's there, on the high heather moorland, that the hen harrier tries to breed. But it has a precarious existence, its chicks often falling prey to foxes ... «Largs and Millport Weekly News, Jun 15»
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Hogan: SFP non-payment on hen harrier land decision of …
He said the current restrictions being enforced in the hen harrier SPAs, bans on afforestation and restrictions on forest operations are not ... «Irish Farmers Journal, Jun 15»
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IoS letters, emails and online postings (21 June 2015)
In your article on the disappearance of the hen harrier from the English uplands (“Fight or flight? Rare hen harriers are disappearing from their ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
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Fight or flight: Why is the hen harrier facing 'extinction by persecution …
“The habitat is perfect for the hen harrier here and the male was bringing in food six or seven times a day, but then one day it didn't come back,” ... «The Independent, Jun 15»

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