Swamp Harrier
Circus approximansPeale, TR, 1849
English (US) Swamp Harrier
The Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: breeds Australia (except south-central), North, South, Stewart, and Chatham islands (New Zealand), Vanuatu, New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands, to Fiji and Tonga; non-breeders range to Trans-Fly (south-central New Guinea) and Kermadec Islands (northeast of New Zealand)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus approximans
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Swamp Harrier
- Described by
- Peale, TR, 1849
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Peale, TR, 1849
- Type locality
- Vanua Levu, Fiji.
- Original description
- Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8 p.64
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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