Western marsh harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Family Accipitridae. Order Accipitriformes.

Western marsh harrier — Photographs 1 — Western marsh harrier.
Photo: Artur Mikołajewski / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

Description

The western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa.

Traits

Residency: migratory
Diet: birds, rodents, amphibians
Game species: no — bird of prey

♪ Bird call

Recording: Patrik Åberg

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Photographs

Western marsh harrier — Photographs 2 — Western marsh harrier. Zoological illustration.
John Gould / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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