Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - HBW 2, p. 137

French: Busard des roseaux German: Rohrweihe Spanish: Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental
Other common names: Eurasian Marsh-harrier, Marsh Harrier

Taxonomy: Falco aeruginosus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Forms superspecies with C. ranivorus, C. spilonotus, C. approximans and C. maillardi, all of which have frequently been lumped within present species. Two subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe and Asia Minor E into C Asia, E to upper R Yenisey and Mongolia; winters in W & S Europe, Africa S of Sahara, and in Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka.
harterti Zedlitz, 1914 - NW Africa, from Morocco to Tunisia.

Least Concern

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A male hunting over Baga fields. Locality Baga, North Goa District, Goa, India
Dave Williams 21 November 2008 38 weeks ago 4.7
Male Locality Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India (ssp Circus aeruginosus)
Dayananda 1 year ago 4.4
adult feamle in flight Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 28 November 2010 2 years ago 4.4
in flight Locality Neve Eitan, Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 19 December 2010 1 year ago 4.4
Bangalore Outskirts Locality Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, India
Subramanya_CK 21 November 2009 3 years ago 4.3
adult feamle in flight Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 28 November 2010 2 years ago 4.3
Stretching her wings Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 10 October 2010 2 years ago 4.3
Marsh harrier with young Hare as prey. Locality Ilperveld, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Eric van Poppel 29 March 2012 13 weeks ago 4.2
female soaring Locality Centro Habitat Mediterraneo, Litorale Romano Nature Reserve, Lazio Region, Italy
Marco Valentini 3 April 2013 7 weeks ago 4.1
Male in flight Locality Beglitskaya Spit, Neklinovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Western Russia, Russia (ssp aeruginosus)
Anatoliy Kuzmin 7 May 2012 1 year ago 4.1
A juvenile flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 27 September 2012 31 weeks ago 4
A juvenile flying over the water. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 27 September 2012 32 weeks ago 4
IN FLIGHT Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 22 January 2011 2 years ago 4
Male Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 4 April 2010 3 years ago 4
Male Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 April 2010 3 years ago 4
Male Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 April 2010 3 years ago 4
Winter time resident Locality Abu Nakhla Ponds, Doha, Qatar
John A Thompson 26 February 2010 3 years ago 4
The female is flying. Locality Beglitskaya Spit, Neklinovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Western Russia, Russia (ssp aeruginosus)
Anatoliy Kuzmin 27 August 2011 1 year ago 3.9
Hoovering Locality Austria
oleicfrisbee 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8
An individual flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 23 December 2012 17 weeks ago 3.8
A female flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 23 December 2012 17 weeks ago 3.8
Migratory Locality Banni Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 8 November 2007 2 years ago 3.8
Male Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 April 2010 3 years ago 3.8
A male hunting over this area. Locality Brandenburg, Germany
Marcel Altenburger 16 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7
A female flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 23 December 2012 17 weeks ago 3.7
Female Eurasian Marsh Harrier Locality Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
drpankajmaheria 9 December 2012 17 weeks ago 3.7
Soaring high Locality Saliyah, Al Rayyan City, Al Rayyan, Qatar
architectonboard 4 January 2013 19 weeks ago 3.7
in flight Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 18 December 2012 1 year ago 3.7
An individual flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 23 December 2012 14 weeks ago 3.6
Male flying Locality Comacchio, Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy
pascal christe 8 April 2012 39 weeks ago 3.4
Bird near the sea Locality Llobregat Delta, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Juan Gonzalez Valdivieso 1 October 2012 31 weeks ago 3.4
A female flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 18 January 2012 1 year ago 3.4
A juvenile flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 27 September 2012 30 weeks ago 3.3
flying juvenile Locality Sudan
mohammmmad alamin khogaly... 13 weeks ago 3.3
A juvenile flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 27 September 2012 33 weeks ago 3.3
soaring through the air Locality Barcelona Airport, Prat del Llobregat, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Blai Ruiz 14 January 2012 1 year ago 3.3
An individual flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 23 December 2012 15 weeks ago 3.2
A female flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 18 January 2012 1 year ago 3.2
Perching on tree Locality Banni Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 25 January 2012 1 year ago 3.2
An adult female Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 2002 2 years ago 3.2
A bird hunting Locality Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 10 February 2013 14 weeks ago 3
A female on the ground. Locality Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 2 November 2012 18 weeks ago 3
Resting Locality Velavadar, Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 28 October 2012 28 weeks ago 3
A male flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 18 January 2012 1 year ago 3
A female flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 18 January 2012 1 year ago 3
carnivorous bird yellow head and dark brown body Locality Zahlé, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon
Ayman 20 September 2010 2 years ago 3
Marsh Harrier soaring along the shore line of the lake scanning for prey. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Ragoorao 16 September 2010 2 years ago 3
A bird in flight from below Locality Tamil Nadu, India (ssp aeruginosus)
vasanthan.p.j 24 January 2010 3 years ago 3
perched on Salvadora persica Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Vaibhav Mishra 19 December 2009 2 years ago 2.8
An adult bird flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 26 October 2011 1 year ago 2.8
A bird flying. Locality Titulcia, Madrid, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Pedro Ortega Pinilla 13 January 2007 4 years ago 2.7
Male resting on a tree. Locality Milicz Fish Ponds, Milicz, Lower Silesian Province, Poland (ssp aeruginosus)
Hanna Sztwiertnia 24 March 2012 49 weeks ago 2.6
A female on the ground. Locality Zuera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 2 November 2012 18 weeks ago 2.5
2nd calendar year male with nest material Locality Zeeland Province, Netherlands
suong le 13 April 2010 1 year ago 2.5
A sub-adult Marsh Harrier specimen Locality Palude Brabbia Nature Reserve, Varese, Lombardy Region, Italy
Cristiano Crolle 24 July 2011 1 year ago 2.4
Rørhøg Locality Southern Denmark Region, Denmark
Christian Michael Mortensen 14 August 2012 37 weeks ago 2.3
A female preening on ground. Locality Chhari-Dhand, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 20 January 2011 2 years ago 2
it was flying on wetland for prey Locality Chhari-Dhand, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 7 January 2010 2 years ago 1.8
A female flying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (ssp aeruginosus)
Jesús Laborda 9 September 2010 2 years ago 1.7