Nikki's Gallery:   Swamp Harrier (1/2)

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Circus approximans  

Fresh or saltwater wetlands are the main habitat of the swamp harrier but it is also found in farmlands.

Swamp harriers eat rabbits, birds, eggs, lizards, amphibians and insects.

The females are larger and darker in colour than the males. The average female weighs almost 900 grams and the average male weighs about 650grams.

(SOAR: www.raptorrefuge.com.au/soar/facts.html#panel-9)