Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Reunion Harrier

Circus maillardi

The Reunion Harrier (Circus maillardi) is a 664 g forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

664 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

2

Recorded in RE, Madagascar.

Where to see it: RN de la Roche Écrite (zone générale) (Réunion); RN de la Roche Écrite · Sentier de la Roche Ecrite depuis Mamode Camp (Réunion); Cilaos · centre village (Réunion); RN de l'Étang de Saint-Paul (Réunion); Étang du Gol (Réunion).

Photo: (c) Roland Godon, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist