African Marsh Harrier
Circus ranivorus(Daudin, FM, 1800)
English (US) African Marsh Harrier
The African Marsh Harrier (Circus ranivorus) 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: marshes and grassland of eastern and southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus ranivorus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Marsh Harrier
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco ranivorus
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
- Type locality
- South Africa.
- Original description
- Traité élémentaire et complet d'ornithologie 2 p.170
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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