Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus
Family
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Order
Accipitriformes
Codes
wemhar1, WMHA, WEMH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae)
SpeciesCircus aeruginosus
Codeswemhar1, WMHA, WEMH
Identification

The Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is a member of the Hawks, Eagles, and Kites family within the order Accipitriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code wemhar1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.