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Circus spilonotus Kaup, 1847 Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes print version
Eastern marsh-harrier Busard d'Orient Aguilucho lagunero oriental Mangrovenweihe
Migration: partial mostly migratory, intracontinental

Verbreitungskarte von Circus spilonotus Mostly migratory; apparently sedentary in New Guinea. Populations from SE Siberia, Mongolia and NE China winter from Burma to S China and S to Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Sumatra, N Borneo and Philippines; in Japan, winters in C & S Honshu and Kyushu. each breeding areas during Apr and early May; leaves mainly Sept-Oct.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)


Regions: East Asia, North Asia, Oceania, South & Southeast Asia
Recommended link: http://www.angelfire.com/pe2/digiscoping/eastern_marsh_harrier.htm
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)