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Madagascar Marsh-Harrier

Circus macrosceles Newton, A 1863

The Malagasy harrier is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. It inhabits Madagascar and the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Réunion harrier but is increasingly treated as a separate species. It is also known as the Madagascar harrier, Madagascar marsh harrier or Malagasy marsh harrier. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Circus
Scientific:
  Circus macrosceles

Original description

Citation:
  Newton, A 1863

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1863, pt.2 p.180

Imprint year:
  1863

Protonym:
  Circus macrosceles

Type locality:
  Madagascar.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96445#page/246/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C194112D138CA0BA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C194112D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C194112D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824046


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Circus macrosceles: Grande Comore, Mohéli, and Anjouan (northwestern and central Comoros), and western and central Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier
Catalan:
Arpella de Madagascar
Czech:
moták madagaskarský
Danish:
Madagaskarrørhøg
German:
Madagaskarweihe
Spanish:
Aguilucho Lagunero de Madagascar
Spanish (Spain):
Aguilucho lagunero de Madagascar
Finnish:
madagaskarinsuohaukka
French:
Busard de Madagascar
Italian:
Albanella del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji):
reyunionchuuhi
Japanese:
マダガスカルチュウヒ
Lithuanian:
Malagasinė lingė
Dutch:
Madagaskarkiekendief
Norwegian:
hvitbuksivhauk (macrosceles)
Polish:
błotniak maskareński
Portuguese:
Gavião-de-madagascar
Portuguese (Portugal):
tartaranhão-malgaxe
Russian:
Мадагаскарский лунь
Slovak:
kaňa madagaskarská
Serbian:
Madagaskarska eja
Swedish:
madagaskarkärrhök
Ukrainian:
лунь мадагаскарський
Chinese:
马岛鹞
Chinese (Traditional):
馬達加斯加鷂

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Reunion Harrier (Malagasy) ( Circus maillardi macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Madagascar Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Madagascar Marsh-harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macroceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Malagasy Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Circus spilonotus macrosceles [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier ( Circus macrosceles) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Circus maillardi macrosceles [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Circus macrosceles [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Circus [maillardi or macrosceles] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Azerbaijani: Madaqaskar leyi
Bengali: ভাদাগাকামযয ঩ানকা঩াচ঳
Bengali (transliteration): mādāgāskārēra pānakāpāsi*
Catalan: Arpella de Madagascar
Czech: moták madagaskarský
Danish: Madagaskarrørhøg
German: Madagaskarweihe
English: Madagascar Harrier, Madagascar Marsh Harrier, Madagascar Marsh-Harrier, Malagasy Harrier, Malagasy Marsh-Harrier, Reunion Harrier (Malagasy), Réunion Marsh Harrier
English, HBW: Madagascar Marsh-harrier
English (IOC): Malagasy Harrier
English (United States): Madagascar Harrier, Malagasy Harrier
Esperanto: Madagaskara cirkuo
Spanish: Aguilucho Lagunero de Madagascar, Aguilucho Lagunero de Reunión (Madagascar), Aguilucho lagunero malgache, Aguilucho Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Aguilucho lagunero de Madagascar, Aguilucho Lagunero de Reunión (macrosceles), Aguilucho lagunero de Reunión (Madagascar)
Spanish (HBW): Reunion Harrier (Malagasy)
Estonian: madagaskari loorkull
Finnish: madagaskarinsuohaukka, reunioninsuohaukka (macrosceles)
French: Busard de la Réunion, Busard de Madagascar, Busard de Maillard (macrosceles), Busard de Maillard (Madagascar)
Italian: Albanella del Madagascar
Japanese (romaji): madagasukaruchuuhi (macrosceles), reyunionchuuhi
Japanese: マダガスカルチュウヒ, マダガスカルチュウヒ (macrosceles), レユニオンチュウヒ
Scientific: Circus macroceles, Circus macrosceles, Circus maillardi macrosceles, Circus spilonotus macrosceles
Lithuanian: Malagasinė lingė
Malagasy: Fanindry, Kipanga
Dutch: Madagascarkiekendief, Madagaskarkiekendief, Reunionkiekendief (Madagaskar)
Norwegian: hvitbuksivhauk (macrosceles)
Polish: Błotniak madagaskarski, blotniak maskarenski, błotniak maskareński
Portuguese: Gavião-de-madagascar
Portuguese (Portugal): tartaranhão-malgaxe
Russian: Мадагаскарский болотный лунь, Мадагаскарский лунь
Slovak: kaňa madagaskarská
Serbian: Madagaskarska eja
Swedish: Madagaskarkärrhök
Swahili: Kipondya Malagasi
Turkish: Madagaskar delicesi
Ukrainian: лунь мадагаскарський
Chinese: 马岛鹞
Chinese (Traditional): 馬達加斯加鷂

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