Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
About the Western Marsh Harrier
The western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. Formerly, a number of relatives were included in C. aeruginosus, which was then known as "marsh harrier". The related taxa are now generally considered to be separate species: the eastern marsh harrier (C. spilonotus), the Papuan harrier (C. spilothorax) of eastern Asia and the Wallacea, the swamp harrier (C. approximans) of Australasia and the Madagascar marsh harrier (C. maillardi) of the western Indian Ocean islands.
A real field recording of the Western Marsh Harrier. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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2 recordings on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 480 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusprofile
- Black HarrierCircus maurusprofile
- Cinereous HarrierCircus cinereusprofile
- Eastern Marsh HarrierCircus spilonotusrecording
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusrecording
- Long-winged HarrierCircus buffoniprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.