Malagasy Harrier (Circus macrosceles)

About Malagasy Harrier (Circus macrosceles)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Chordates
• Class: Birds
• Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
• Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

The Malagasy harrier 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 but is increasingly treated as a separate species. It is also known as the Madagascar harrier, Madagascar marsh harrier or Malagasy marsh harrier.