Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Circus approximans Peale, 1848 Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Swamp harrier Sumpfweihe Busard de Gould Aguilucho lagunero del Pacífico
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: partial intracontinental

Circus approximans

Migratory in S; resident at lower latitudes where numbers swelled by wintering birds. Winter migrants reach N Australia and New Guinea.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Oceania, South & Southeast Asia
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations