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Eastern Marsh Harrier
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Circus
Species: C. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 Species of Birds that include the diurnal birds of prey. The Accipitridae is one of the two major families within the order Falconiformes (the diurnal birds of prey) Circus is the largest Genus of the harriers, a group of diurnal birds of prey which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt spilonotus
Binomial name
Circus spilonotus
Kaup, 1847

The Eastern Marsh Harrier (Circus spilonotus) is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. Johann Jakob Kaup ( April 10, 1803 - July 4, 1873) was a German naturalist Birds of prey are Birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing using their keen senses especially vision The marsh harriers are birds of prey of the harrier subfamily A Harrier is any of several species of diurnal birds of prey which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt or harry small animals or birds (hence their common It was previously considered to be conspecific with the Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) but is now usually classified as a separate species. Conspecificity is a concept in Biology. Two or more individual Organisms Populations or Taxa are termed conspecific if they belong The Western Marsh Harrier ( Circus aeruginosus) also called Eurasian Marsh Harrier or simply Marsh Harrier, is a large Bird of prey belonging It has two subspecies: C. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. s. spilonotus in eastern Asia and C. s. spilothorax (Papuan Harrier, perhaps a separate species) in New Guinea. The Papuan Harrier ( Circus spilonotus spilothorax) is a Bird of prey native to New Guinea which belongs to the harrier genus Circus New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known

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Description

It is 48 to 58 cm long with a wingspan of 113 to 137 cm; like most birds of prey, the female is usually larger than the male. The male's plumage is variable; typically the head, breast, back and wing-coverts are blackish with pale streaks. Plumage refers both to the layer of Feathers that cover a Bird and the pattern colour and arrangement of those feathers The rest of the wing is grey with black wingtips and a white front edge. The tail is grey, the rump is white and the underparts are mostly white. The female is dark brown with buff streaking on the head and underparts. The rump is often whitish and the tail has dark bars. Young birds are dark brown with buff on the head and a pale patch on the underwing.

It is usually silent but has a mewing call which is most often uttered at roost sites.

Distribution and habitat

Eastern Marsh Harriers are generally migratory apart from the Papuan Harrier which is sedentary. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability The breeding range covers north-east China, Mongolia and south-east Siberia (as far west as Lake Baikal) with small numbers in northern Japan (Hokkaidō and northern Honshū). China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving Lake Baikal (о́зеро Байка́л Ozero Baykal, ˈozʲɪrə bʌjˈkɑl Байгал нуур Baygal nuur) is in Southern Siberia in Russia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan 's or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of There is some overlap with Western Marsh Harrier around Lake Baikal and interbreeding has taken place. In Biology, hybrid has two meanings The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa.

The wintering range includes southern China, Taiwan, Korea, southern Japan, north-east India, Bangladesh and South-east Asia as far south as the Philippines, Borneo and Sumatra. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two Large numbers of birds migrate along the Chinese coast with thousands passing through sites like Beidaihe during the autumn. Beidaihe District ( is a district in Qinhuangdao municipality Hebei province China.

Its preferred habitat is open country including marshland, paddyfields and grassland. In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject A paddy field is a flooded parcel of Arable land used for growing Rice and other semiaquatic crops. Grasslands (also called greenswards) are areas where the Vegetation is dominated by Grasses ( Poaceae) and other Herbaceous (non-woody

Diet and reproduction

While hunting it flies low over the ground with the wings held in a shallow V-shape. Its prey includes small mammals, birds and frogs.

The breeding season begins in April. The breeding season is the most suitable season usually with favorable conditions and abundant food and water for breeding among some wild animals and birds (wildlife The nest is made of sticks and built on the ground, usually in a reedbed. Reed beds are a natural habitat found in Floodplains waterlogged depressions and estuaries. Four to seven eggs are laid which are incubated for 33 to 48 days. The young birds fledge after 35 to 40 days. Fledge is the stage in a young Bird 's life when the feathers and wing muscles are sufficiently developed for flight

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