Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Eastern Marsh-Harrier*
Id (Atlas):
Circus spilonotus
Description (10 )
Eastern Marsh-Harrier
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Other Names (World)
Eastern Marsh-Harrier, Spotted Marsh-Harrier, Spotted-backed Harrier, Papuan Harrier, Eastern Marsh Harrier
Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Size
48 - 56 cm
Wingspan: 115 - 145 cm
First Described (Guide )
Kaup, 1847
Habitat
Marshes, swamps, lake edges, paddyfields, grasslands, pastures. From sea-level - 1,100 m.
Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (mainland) (B), Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia (B), Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia (B), Myanmar, North Korea, Papua New Guinea (B), Philippines, Russia (Asian) (B), Singapore, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Vietnam.
Vagrant to Northern Mariana Islands.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Flies low over grasslands and paddyfields.
Food
Small invertebrates, fish, large insects.
Voice
A loud, short 'kiiioo', uttered during the breeding season. Otherwise usually silent.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)... )
Listen to XC774278
Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus ) [XC774278 ]
by id from Pasir Puteh Paddyfields, Kelantan, Malaysia (call)
Listen to XC840873
Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus ) [XC840873 ]
by Jarmo Pirhonen from Hengsha Island, Shanghai, Chongming, China (call, flight call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus ), African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus ), Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans ) and Reunion Marsh-harrier (Circus maillardi ). Often considered a subspecies of Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus ).
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
spilonotus Kaup, 1847 - Eastern and south-eastern Asia.
spilothorax Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 - New Guinea. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Papuan Harrier (Circus spilothorax ).
References
See References .
Files:
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For more information about the Eastern Marsh-Harrier see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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