Adult female © David Tytherleigh
Immature © Charlotte Byers
Immature © Ged Tranter
Female © Tim Nickholds

Swamp Harrier Circus approximans

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Identification

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Long-legged medium-sized raptor with long narrow wings. Adult has varied plumage, but note diagnostic prominent white rump. Juvenile is darker below. Flies slowly and low over open habitats with wings held in shallow V shape. Breeds in reed-beds, and occurs mainly in swamps and wetlands.

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