Eastern Marsh Harrier

Circus spilonotus - Busard d'Orient

Busard d'Orient
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Accipitriformes

  • Family
    :

    Accipitridés

  • Genus
    :

    Circus

  • Species
    :

    spilonotus

Descriptor

Kaup, 1847

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 55 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 113 à 137 cm.
  • Weight
    : 370 à 780 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Busard d'Orient
♀ adult
Busard d'Orient
♂ adult

Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Busard d'Orient,
  • Aguilucho lagunero oriental,
  • águia-sapeira-oriental,
  • Mangroveweihe,
  • mangrove rétihéja,
  • Oostelijke Bruine Kiekendief,
  • Albanella orientale,
  • brokig kärrhök,
  • Østsivhauk,
  • kaňa kapucňová,
  • moták východní,
  • Plettet Rørhøg,
  • siperiansuohaukka,
  • arpella oriental,
  • błotniak wschodni,
  • svītrainā lija,
  • Восточный лунь,
  • Elang-rawa timur,
  • チュウヒ,
  • 白腹鹞,
  • เหยี่ยวทุ่งพันธุ์เอเซียตะวันออก,
  • 東方澤鵟〔白腹鷂，東方澤鷂〕,

Voice song and cries

Busard d'Orient
♀ adult

Habitat

Busard d'Orient
♀ adult

Wetlands (inland) : Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Inland Deltas ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 28-09-2011
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