Marsh harrier  (Circus aeruginosus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyAccipitridae
GenusCircus (1)
SizeWingspan: 115-130 cm (2)
Length: 48-56 cm (2)

Status

Listed under Annex 1 of EC Birds Directive; Appendix II of the Bern Convention and the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List. Protected in the UK under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (3).

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