Eastern Marsh Harrier
Circus spilonotusKaup, JJ, 1847
English (US) Eastern Marsh Harrier
The Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) 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 eastern Asia; winters to southeastern Asia, Philippines, and IndonesiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Circus spilonotus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Described by
- Kaup, JJ, 1847
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Kaup, JJ, 1847
- Type locality
- Asia.
- Original description
- Isis von Oken 40 col.953
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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