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title: "African Marsh Harrier"
description: "Circus ranivorus — Uccelli. The African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus) is a bird of prey belonging to the harrier genus Circus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/african-marsh-harrier
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Marsh Harrier

> Circus ranivorus — Uccelli. The African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus) is a bird of prey belonging to the harrier genus Circus.

- Scientific name: *Circus ranivorus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1006
- Wikidata: [Q17556](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17556)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5165](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5165)

## Names

- en: African Marsh Harrier
- de: Froschweihe
- es: Aguilucho lagunero etiópico
- fr: Busard grenouillard
- nl: Afrikaanse bruine kiekendief
- pt: Tartaranhão-dos-pântanos
- pl: Błotniak afrykański

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (606), UG (89), BW (59), MW (39), ZM (29), NA (26), TZ (22), KE (14), MZ (11), AO (8), BI (4), CD (4)

## Summary

The African marsh harrier (Circus ranivorus) is a bird of prey belonging to the harrier genus Circus. It is largely resident in wetland habitats in southern, central and eastern Africa from South Africa north to South Sudan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_marsh_harrier

## Photo

![African Marsh Harrier](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-marsh-harrier/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ludwig Muller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56739672

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-marsh-harrier?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).