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| Circus aeruginosus |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Marsh harrier |
Busard des roseaux |
Aguilucho lagunero occidental |
Rohrweihe |
| Migration: partial |
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intercontinental |
Mainly migratory in N & E Europe and C Asia; sedentary and dispersive in S of breeding range. N breeders
winter from France and N Africa through Mediterranean to Turkey, Middle East and Nile Valley, and S to sub-
Saharan Africa; easternmost Asian populations winter in Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka; also said to winter
in SE China and Greater Sundas, but considerable confusion in this zone with C. spilonotus. Migrants start to
arrive on breeding grounds in Mar, or Apr in N of range; leave mainly in Sept-Oct, although juveniles start
dispersal earlier. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West
& Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |