Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Circus
- eBird Code
- swahar1
Distribution
breeds Australia (except south-central), North, South, Stewart, and Chatham islands (New Zealand), Vanuatu, New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands, to Fiji and Tonga; non-breeders range to Trans-Fly (south-central New Guinea) and Kermadec Islands (northeast of New Zealand)
Vocalizations
Joe Potter Butler · CC_BY_4_0
Kate McAlpine · CC_BY_4_0
Johnathon Ridden · CC0_1_0
Joe Potter Butler · CC_BY_4_0
Joe Potter Butler · CC_BY_4_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0
Joe Potter Butler · CC_BY_4_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.