Malagasy Harrier
Circus macroscelesNewton, A, 1863
English (US) Malagasy Harrier
The Malagasy Harrier (Circus macrosceles) 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: Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan (northwestern and central Comoros), and western and central MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus macrosceles
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Malagasy Harrier
- Described by
- Newton, A, 1863
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Newton, A, 1863
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863, pt.2 p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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