Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: African Marsh-Harrier

African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus

Described by: Daudin (1800)
Alternate common name(s): African Marsh Harrier, African Marsh-harrier
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Arusha National Park, Tanzania - Apr, 2000 © Stein Nilsen  South Africa - Aug, 2001 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

W. and s. Africa;
Central African Republic and Congo, Zaire, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, w. and sc. Kenya (c. highlands), Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa (Transvaal). An isolated population seems to occur in Namibia.
Ranges to s. Ethiopia, Somalia and se. Angola.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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