Swamp harrier / Sumpfweihe (Circus approximans)

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Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Harriers (Circus); Subfamily True hawks (Accipitrinae); Family Accipitridae (Accipitridae)
General: The swamp harrier (Circus approximans) - also known as the Australasian marsh harrier, Australasian harrier, or swamp-hawk - is a large, slim bird of prey widely distributed across Australasia. In New Zealand it is also known as the harrier hawk, or by the Māori name kāhu. Its arrival in New Zealand happened recently within the last 700 years, replacing its extinct larger New Zealand endemic sister species Eyles's harrier. [more]