Birds of Prey
Least Concern
The eastern marsh harrier is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. It was previously considered to be conspecific with the western marsh harrier but is now usually classified as a separate species. It has two subspecies: C. s. spilonotus in eastern Asia and C. s. spilothorax in New Guinea.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Eastern Marsh Harrier. Sightings recorded in 23 safari areas total.
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