Malagasy Harrier

Circus macrosceles Newton, A, 1863

664 gWeight

The Malagasy harrier (Circus macrosceles) is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte

Malagasy Harrier has been recorded at 17 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Parc de TsarasaotraMadagascar38 records
Ranomafana NPMadagascar15 records
Dzia LandzéComoros9 records

More places

Zombitse-Vohibasia NPMadagascar7 records
Andasibe-Mantadia NPMadagascar7 records
Dziani KarihaniMayotte5 records
Belalanda WetlandsMadagascar5 records
Moya ForestComoros3 records
Le Relais de la Reine/Le Jardin du RoyMadagascar3 records
Berenty ReserveMadagascar3 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Madagascar Comoros Mayotte

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Malagasy harrier (Circus macrosceles) 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 (C. maillardi) but is increasingly treated as a separate species.

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Questions

How big is the Malagasy Harrier?

The Malagasy Harrier weighs around 664 g.

Where does the Malagasy Harrier live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Grande Comore (=Njazidja), Mohéli (=Mwali) and Anjouan (=Nzwani; northwestern, central Comoros) and western, central Madagascar. It is most often recorded in Madagascar, Comoros and Mayotte.