Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae) - HBW 2
Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans)
French: Busard de Gould
German: Sumpfweihe
Spanish: Aguilucho Lagunero del Pacífico
Other common names: Australasian/Swamp Harrier
Taxonomy: Circus approximans Peale, 1848, Vanua Levu, Fiji.
Has been considered a race of C. aeruginosus, with which it forms superspecies, along with C. ranivorus, C. spilonotus and C. maillardi; separated by plumage. Supposedly larger race gouldi of New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand shown by recent work not to differ. Monotypic.
Distribution: S New Guinea (breeding uncertain), Melanesia, Australia, New Zealand and Polynesia E to Tonga. Introduced to Society Is.
- Least Concern
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An adult in flight Bexley, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Brooke Clibbon 17 November 2005 3 years ago 31 sec 3.3 -
A juvenile flying Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 March 1996 5 years ago 34 sec 2.7 -
An immature flying Rush Creek, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 31 August 1998 4 years ago 43 sec 2.6
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bird in flight Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Mat Gilfedder 10 December 2007 8 weeks ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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