Western marsh harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Hawks and eagles
(Accipitridae)
adult ♂
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Brown with a lighter head, long wings and a straight tail. ♂ a dark brown back, grey-brown wings and tail top surface, the under surface is rust brown variable, fingers are black. ♀ is more even brown with a lighter throat and cap. Hunts often by flying low over wetland areas looking for small prey. ⇔ l. 48-52 cm These are migratory birds wintering in central Africa and South Asia. LA: ≈ The MILVUS MIGRANS (Black kite) has a forked tail. ≈ De CIRCUS CYANEUS (Hen harrier) has light coloured wings and body.
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4 LookAlikes (LA):
Black kite
Buzzard
Hen harrier
Montagu's harrier
Western marsh harrier
Bruine kiekendief
Rohrweihe
Busard des roseaux
Falco di palude
Aguilucho lagunero occidental
Tartaranhão-ruivo-dos-pauis
Камышовый лунь
白头鹞
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