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Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental |
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Laguna Cartagena, 25 January
2004 - Photo: R. Rodríguez Mojica
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Similar to the Northern Harrier, but with a pale head, dark eye line, white leading edge to the wing, and darker belly. The female has a white patch in the flight feathers and lacks the white rump patch of the female and immature Northern Harrier. Holds its wings in a "V" as it hovers low over marshlands. Length: 48-56 cm.; weight: 405-800 g. Breeds in Europe and winters in marshes of southern Europe, Africa and south Asia. Accidental in Puerto Rico (Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge, 14 January-4 February, 2004). TAXONOMY: FALCONIFORMES; ACCIPITRIDAE; Accipitrinae |
