Madagascar Marsh-harrier (Circus macrosceles)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
59 cm

First Described (Guide)
Newton, 1863

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland, dry grassland, inland wetlands, arable land. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Comoros (B) (NB), Madagascar (B) (NB), Mayotte (E) (B) (NB).

Madagascar and Comoro Is.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Malagasy Harrier (Circus macrosceles) [XC762657]
by Peter Boesman from Bemanevika, Mahajanga, Madagascar (call)

Malagasy Harrier (Circus macrosceles) [XC573780]
by Ken Behrens from Bealanana District, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar (call)

Subspecies
Circus maillardi (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Reunion Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi) and Madagascar Marsh-harrier (Circus macrosceles) following Simmons (2000).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Reunion Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Differs from Black Kite (Milvus migrans), Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) and Madagascar Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides radiatus) by rather long, narrow wings, white rump, habit of flying low with wings in a "V" and, in male, by contrasting wing pattern.

References
See References.

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