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African marsh harrier

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The African marsh harrier is a bird of prey in the harrier genus Circus, largely resident in wetland habitats across southern, central and eastern Africa from South Africa north to South Sudan. It is 44 to 47 centimeters long, with females roughly 30 percent heavier than males, adults have yellow eyes while immature birds have brown eyes, and its plumage is predominantly brown with pale streaking on the head and breast. It is slimmer and paler than the Eurasian marsh harrier and, unlike Montagu's and pallid harriers, it lacks a white rump; its conservation status is Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Circus ranivorus 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Circus, Taxa
Source African marsh harrier (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source African marsh harrier (Wikidata)

In Ecosystem

Source African marsh harrier (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. African marsh harrier (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The African marsh harrier is a bird of prey in the harrier genus Circus, largely resident in wetland habitats across southern, central and eastern Africa from South Africa north to South Sudan.
  • In Ecosystem: Okavango Delta, Conservation
    Outside South Africa there are still large areas of suitable habitat, e.g. the Okavango Delta in Botswana and over much of Zambia, and the species is still locally common .
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3. African marsh harrier (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q17556 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Circus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Introduction
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Circus ranivorus
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 4628
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 4628
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