Kites, Hawks, Eagles

African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

The African Marsh Harrier (Circus ranivorus) is a 507 g wetland bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

507 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Recorded in South Africa, Uganda, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Namibia, Kenya, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, eSwatini, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Where to see it: Mabamba Swamp (Uganda); Macaneta · Wetland, dune forests and coast (Mozambique); Bela Vista Wetlands (Mozambique); Strandfontein WTP (South Africa); Okavango Delta · Xaro Lodge (Botswana).

Photo: (c) Shaun Swanepoel, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist