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Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Easily confused with
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Eastern Marsh HarrierCircus spilonotus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,910,707 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,910,603 |
| Russia | 16,418 |
| Spain | 3,326 |
| United Kingdom | 2,950 |
| England | 2,777 |
| Italy | 2,585 |
| Germany | 2,484 |
| Ukraine | 1,860 |
| France | 1,812 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Scrape nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in scrapes.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Water nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on water.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes |
| Family | Hawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae |
| Genus | Harriers · Circus |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
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Practise Western Marsh Harrier with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.