Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Related taxa

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Other related concepts

• Circus [aeruginosus x spilonotus] (hybrid)
• Circus [aeruginosus x approximans] (hybrid)
• Circus [aeruginosus or spilonotus] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аӠмахуараба, аӠмахуарабажә, аӠмахуарбажә
Afrikaans: Europese Paddavreter, Europese Paddavreter (Europese Vleivalk), Europese Vleivalk, Europese Vleivalk (Paddavreter)
Arabic: مرزة البطائح, مرزة البطائح مساح الريضان, مرزة المستنقعات الاوراسية
Asturian: Aguiluchu Prietu, Aiglina Llagunera, Gabiluchu de les xunqueres
Azerbaijani: bataqlıq belibağlısı, bataqlıq leyi, Qamışlıq belibağlısı, qamışlıq leyi
Bashkir: ҡамышҡара, көйгәнәк, һаҙ көйгәнәге
Belarusian: Балотны лунь, Лунь балотны
Bulgarian: Тръстиков блатар
Bengali: ঩চিভা ঩ানকা঩াচ঳ , পশ্চিমা পানকাপাসি
Bengali (transliteration): paścimā pānakāpāsi
Breton: Ar skoul-korz, Skoul-korz
Catalan: Arpella, Arpella comuna, Arpella vulgar, Arpellot de marjal
Catalan (Balears): Arpella
Valencian: Arpellot de marjal
Montenegrin: eja močvarica, еја мочварица
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): еја мочварица
Czech: Moták pochop, pochop rákosný
Chuvash: шурлăх хăлачĕ
Welsh: Bod y gwerni, Bod y wern, Boda'r gwerni, Boda'r y gors, Hebog y gors
Danish: Rørhøg
German: Europäische Rohrweihe, Rohrweihe
Greek: Βαλτοσιάχινο, Καλαμόκιρκoς, Καλαμόκιρκος
Greek (Cypriot): Βαλτοσιάχινο
English: Asian marsh harrier, Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, European Marsh Harrier, European Marsh-Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Northern Marsh Harrier, Swamp Harrier, Western Marsh Harrier, Western Marsh-Harrier
English (Bangladesh): Western Marsh-Harrier
English (United Kingdom): Western Marsh Harrier
English, HBW: Western Marsh-harrier
English (IOC): Western Marsh Harrier
English (Kenya): Western Marsh Harrier
English (UAE): Western Marsh Harrier
English (United States): Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
English (South Africa): Western Marsh Harrier
Esperanto: Marĉa cirkuo, Okcidenta marĉa cirkuo
Spanish: Aguillucho Lagunero, Aguilucho lagunero, Águilucho lagunero, Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental, Águilucho Lagunero Occidental
Spanish (Spain): Aguilucho Lagunero Occidental
Spanish (HBW): Aguilucho lagunero occidental
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Aguilucho Lagunero
Estonian: Roo-loorkull
Basque: Arpella vulgar, Zingira mirotz, Zingira-mirotz, Zingira-mirotza
Persian: سنقر تالابی, سنقر تالابی معمولی
Finnish: Ruskosuohaukka
Faroese: Blotaheykur, Blotheykur
French: Busard des roseaux, Busard harpaye, Circaète Jean-le-Blanc
Friulian: poiane cul cjâf blanc
Frisian: Brune hoanskrobber
Irish: Cromán mona, Cromán Móna, Préachán na gcrearc
Gaelic: Clamhan Loin, Clamhan lòin
Galician: Arpella vulgar, Tartaraña das xunqueiras
Manx: Shirragh ny bogleeyn
Hebrew: זרון סוף
Croatian: Eja Mocvarica, Eja Močvarica, Eja pijuljača
Hungarian: Barna rétihéja
Armenian: [Chahchachurak ], Ճահճաճուռակ, Ճահճային Մկնաճուռակ
Indonesian: Elang rawa, Elangrawa Katak, Elang-rawa katak
Icelandic: Brúnheiðir
Italian: Falco di palude
Japanese (romaji): chuuhi, yoaroppachuuhi, Yooroppa chuuhi, yōroppa chūhi, yo-roppachuuhi, Youroppa-Chuuhi
Japanese: チュウヒ, ヨアロッパチュウヒ, ヨーロッパチュウヒ
Japanese (Kanji): ヨーロッパ沢鵟
Georgian: ან ჭაობის ბოლობეჭედა, ჭაობის ძელქორი
Kara-Kalpak: батпақлық бөктергиси, қамыс бөктергиси
Kabardian: къамылжьец
Mongolian, Halh: алаг хулд, наарал сахиа, саарал цагаан элэгт
Khakas: Сар
Kazakh: ақсары, батпақ жердің құладыны, батпақ ителгісі, бөктергі, қамыс құладыны, Саз құладыны, саздық құладын
Kazakh (Transliteration): saz quladını
Korean: 개구리매
North Karelian: ruškošuohaukka
Cornish: Helghyer gwern
Kirghiz: ак баш кулаалы, бөктөргө, саз кулаалы, саз кулаалысы
Scientific: Accipiter korschun, Circus aeruginosus, Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus, Circus palustris, Falco aeruginosus
Luxembourgish: Brong Wei , Brongen Hénkeldéif, Brongen Hénkelendéif
Lithuanian: Nendrine linge, Nendrinė lingė
Latvian: Niedru lija, Niedru līja
Maori: kahu
Macedonian: Блатен жабар, Блатна еја, Еја мочуришна
Malayalam: കരിതപ്പി, കരിതപ്പി 
Mongolian: алаг хулд, алаг хяргууцай, наарал сахиа, Намгийн хулд, Намгийн цагаан элэгт, саарал цагаан элэгт
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠨᠠᠮᠣᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠯᠲᠣ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠨᠠᠮᠥᠭ ᠦᠨ ᠬᠢᠷᠣᠭᠣᠴᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Намгийн хяргууцай
Mongolian (Transliteration): namgiŋ khuld, namgiŋ khyarguutsai, namgiŋ tsag aaŋ elegt
Moldavian: Erete de stuf
Marathi: दलदल भोवत्या
Maltese: Baghdan Ahmar, bagħdan aħmar, bagħdan aħmar tal-Punent, bagħdan tal-Punent, Bugħadam Aħmar
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): алаг хяргууцай
Nepali: सिम भुइ”चील
Dutch: Bruine Kiekendief
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sivhauk
Norwegian: Brun kjerrhøk, Sivhauk
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): niittysuohaukku
Polish: blotniak stawowy, Błotniak stawowy
Pinyin: bái-tóu yào
Portuguese: Águia-sapeira, tartaranhão dos pauis, Tartaranhão-dos-pauis, Tartaranhão-dos-pauis-africano, Tartaranhão-ruivo-dos-pauis, Tartaranhão-ruivo-dos-paúis
Portuguese (Portugal): Águia-sapeira, tartaranhão-ruivo-dos-pauis
Romansh: Melv da channa
Rhaeto-Romance: Melv da channa
Romanian: Erete de stuf
Russian: Bolotny Lun, Болотный лунь, камышовый лунь, Лунь болотный
Yakut: кутуйахсыт, маҥан кутуйахсыт
Scots: Clamhan loin
Northern Sami: Ruškesjeaggehávut
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Batahira Waguru Harikussa
Slovak: Kaňa močiarna
Slovenian: rjavi lunj
Albanian: Shqipe kënete, Shqipja e kenetes, Shqipja e kënetës
Serbian: eja mocvarica, eja močvarica, Eja мочварика, Еја мочварица
Swedish: Brun kärrhök
Swahili: Kipondya wa Ulaya
Tamil: Setru Poonai Parundhu
Thai: เหยี่ยวทุ่งพันธุ์ยูเรเชีย, เหยี่ยวทุ่งพันธุ์ยูเรเซีย
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw-tʰûŋ pʰan yuu-ree-sia
Turkmen: batga gulatysy, gamyş gulatysy
Turkish: Kırmızı Doğan, Saz delicesi, Саз құладыны
Tatar: саз карчыгасы
Tuvinian: Тулаа кускежизи, тулаа күскежизи
Udmurt: нюр душес, нюрдушес
Ukrainian: Болотяний лунь, Лунь очеретяний , Очеретяний лунь
Uzbek: ботқоқ бўктаргиси, боткоқлик бўктаргиси , қамишзор бўктаргиси, соз бўктаргиси
Vietnamese: Diều đầu trắng
Kalmyk: улмин хулд, улмин хулду, улмтын хулд
Chinese: [bai-tou yao], 白头鹞
Chinese (Traditional): 白頭鷂, 西方澤鵟, 西方澤鵟〔白頭鷂，西方澤鷂〕