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Circus ranivorus |
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Circus ranivorus aequatorialis |
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Busard des roseaux africains |
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African Marsh-Harrier |
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Distiguished from its european cousin by its darker plumage, having only a few white spots and by the lack of white crown on the females' heads. Juvenile shows a pale bar across the breast. Underparts are never bluish like in the western marsh-harrier. |
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Typically african and nest in Africa. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
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