One beautiful species of marsh harrier is the Western marsh harrier, often known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. It is a huge raptor that may be seen across Eurasia and in portions of Africa.
Adult males with the brightest colors have tricolored upper wings, grey tails, pale heads and breasts, and a rusty-brown belly. Males of the closely related Eastern Marsh-Harrier have a darker head and browner breast, while females are warmer brown and streakier on the chest, lacking the Eurasian’s conspicuous white ‘cap’ and black line through the eye.
This species breeds over Europe, northwestern Africa, Central Asia, and the northern Middle East. It breeds in practically every European nation save hilly areas and subarctic Scandinavia.
Distribution
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia And Herz.
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central Af. Rep.
Chad
China
Congo-Brazzaville
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Côte D’ivoire
DR Congo (Kinshasa)
Denmark
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Official estimate
Israel
Italy
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
UAE
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Zambia
ZimbabweAnything we've missed?
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Terrestrial / Aquatic
Altricial / Precocial
Polygamous / Monogamous
Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic
Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal
Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd
Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore
Migratory: Yes / No
Domesticated: Yes / No
Dangerous: Yes / No
