Bird / Circus aeruginosus
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
Lowest risk
Migratory
The western marsh harrier is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. The genus name Circus is derived from the Ancient Greek kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight, probably the hen harrier. The specific aeruginosus is Latin for "rusty".
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