Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
About
The western marsh harrier is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. Formerly, a number of relatives were included in C. aeruginosus, which was then known as "marsh harrier". The related taxa are now generally considered to be separate species: the eastern marsh harrier, the Papuan harrier of eastern Asia and the Wallacea, the swamp harrier of Australasia and the Madagascar marsh harrier of the western Indian Ocean islands.
Fun Fact
The first documented (but unconfirmed) record for the Americas was one bird reportedly photographed on 4 December 1994 at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Accomack County, Virginia.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Habitats, such as farmland and grassland, particularly where these border marshland.
Diet
Feeds on small mammals, small birds, insects, reptiles, and frogs.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance