RarityCommon
Height55 cm
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"Swamp Harriers often feed on roadkill, helping to clear carcasses from roads."
Field Guide
Swamp Harrier
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The Swamp Harrier is a large, slim-bodied bird of prey that is easily recognised by its prominent white rump patch, especially visible when it glides low over wetlands and open country. This adaptable raptor is a familiar sight in Australia’s marshes, reed beds, and grasslands, where it hunts with slow, low flight and wings held in a shallow V-shape.
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Swamp Harrier has been recorded.
- Belmont Lagoon🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 13 species · seen 17 days ago
- Byrd Swamp Nature Reserve🔥 ActiveWestern Australia · 1 species · seen 5 days ago
- Dandenong Valley Wetlands🔥 ActiveVictoria · 6 species · seen 15 days ago
- Herdsman Lake🔥 ActiveWestern Australia · 57 species · 142 sightings · seen 9 days ago
- Hunter Wetlands Centre🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 62 species · 179 sightings · seen 9 days ago
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