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African marsh harrier

Circus maurus

Photo by lulakabula
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Field Notes

Description:

Very rare.

Habitat:

Makes it's nests on the ground, ussualy in wetlands.

Reference Links:

Black Harrier

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
lulakabula
i got confused, african marsh harrier is quite common (this is not an african marsh harrier, ill change it), its the black harrier that is rare Marsh Harrier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Marsh_Harrier (thats my friend holding the bird:) ) Black harrier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Harrier
JustinRaath
Seen quite a few up the west coast, along with lots of yellow billed kites and a small grey bird of prey that I think might be a kestrel of sorts...
peter
Great spotting! I've added the Wikipedia link and added it to the Birds of the World mission.

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PublishedFebruary 15, 2011

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