Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Eastern Marsh-harrier (Circus spilonotus) - HBW 2, p. 137
French: Busard d'Orient
German: Mangroveweihe
Spanish: Aguilucho Lagunero Oriental
Other common names: Spotted Marsh harrier; Spotted backed/Papuan Harrier (spilothorax)
Taxonomy: Circus spilonotus Kaup, 1847, Asia.
Often considered a race of C. aeruginosus, with which it forms superspecies, along with C. ranivorus, C. approximans and C. maillardi. Race spilothorax possibly approaching species level. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- spilonotus Kaup, 1847 - SE Siberia and Mongolia to Ussuriland, Sakhalin, NE China and N Japan; winters from S Japan and SE Asia and S China to Indonesia and Philippines.
- spilothorax Salvadori & D'Albertis, 1875 - C & E New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult male hunting, being attacked by several Oriental Pratincoles. Locality Prolay-Wat Prohoot grasslands, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (ssp spilonotus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 March 2011 23 weeks ago 34 sec 3.6 -
A bird soaring over a field, looking for food. Locality Gaivoron, Khanka Lake, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp spilonotus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 June 2009 1 year ago 25 sec 3.5 -
A bird hovering around a tree, unsuccessfully trying to catch passerine birds. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp spilothorax)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 3 years ago 55 sec 3.3 -
An individual looking for food, being attacked by an Oriental Pratincole. Locality Prolay-Wat Prohoot grasslands, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (ssp spilonotus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 March 2011 23 weeks ago 20 sec 3.2 -
A male circling overhead Locality Happy Island, Hebei, China (Northern)
Keith Blomerley 13 May 2010 1 year ago 28 sec 3 -
A female flying being attacked by a Common Tern. Locality Dalnerechensk, Primorsky Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp spilonotus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 June 2009 1 year ago 40 sec 3
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Hunting for food
Locality Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 18 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
Hunting for food
Locality Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 18 October 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
In a field
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 17 October 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Male
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 April 2010 1 year ago 4 -
In a field
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Qatar
John A Thompson 17 November 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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