Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de


Circus spilonotus Kaup, 1847 Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Eastern marsh-harrier Mangrovenweihe Busard d'Orient Aguilucho lagunero oriental
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: partial mostly migratory, intracontinental

Circus spilonotus

Mostly migratory; apparently sedentary in New Guinea. Populations from SE Siberia, Mongolia and NE China winter from Burma to S China and S to Malay Peninsula, Indochina, Sumatra, N Borneo and Philippines; in Japan, winters in C & S Honshu and Kyushu. Eaches breeding areas during Apr and early May; leaves mainly Sept-Oct.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, North Asia, Oceania, South & Southeast Asia
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations