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title: "Grijze kiekendief"
description: "Circus cinereus — Vogels. The cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cinereous-harrier
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grijze kiekendief

> Circus cinereus — Vogels. The cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family.

- Scientific name: *Circus cinereus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 1448
- Wikidata: [Q956372](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956372)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5166](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5166)

## Names

- en: Cinereous Harrier
- de: Grauweihe
- es: Aguilucho vari
- fr: Busard bariolé
- nl: Grijze kiekendief
- pt: Gavião-cinzento
- pl: Błotniak prążkowany

## Countries with the most observations

AR (735), CL (388), PE (70), EC (59), BR (35), UY (21), BO (20)

## Summary

The cinereous harrier (Circus cinereus) is a South American bird of prey of the harrier family. Its breeding range extends from the Tierra del Fuego through  Argentina and Chile to Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and southern Brazil; and across the Andes north to Colombia. The bird's population is declining but due to its large range is not considered vulnerable. The term cinereous, deriving from the Latin word for ashy, describes its colouration.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinereous_harrier

## Photo

![Grijze kiekendief](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cinereous-harrier/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66757440

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cinereous-harrier?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).