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Circus maillardi (Reunion Marsh-harrier)

Synonyms: Astur alphonsi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Réunion harrier or Réunion marsh harrier (Circus maillardi) is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. It is now found only on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, where it is known locally as the papangue or pied jaune, although fossil material from Mauritius has been referred to this species. The Malagasy harrier (C. macrosceles) of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands was previously treated as a subspecies of this bird but is increasingly regarded as a separate species. The Réunion harrier appears to be declining in numbers and it is classed as an endangered species.
View Wikipedia Record: Circus maillardi

Infraspecies

Circus maillardi macrosceles
Circus maillardi maillardi

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Circus maillardi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
51
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.27571
EDGE Score: 4.06398
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.446 lbs (656 g)
Female Weight [1]  1.57 lbs (712 g)
Male Weight [1]  1.323 lbs (600 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  18.7 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  40 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  50 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  10 %
Forages - Understory [2]  40 %
Forages - Ground [2]  60 %
Clutch Size [1]  4
Incubation [3]  34 days
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [4]  14
Snout to Vent Length [1]  19 inches (49 cm)
Wing Span [3]  4.034 feet (1.23 m)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Mascarene forests France, Mauritius Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island World Heritage Site 261531 Réunion  
Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d'Andringitra National Park II 76961 Madagascar

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Mouth of the Cirque de Salazie R A1, A2, A4ii
Ravine de la Grande Chaloupe R A1, A2  
Rivière des Marsouins: Grand Etang R A1, A2, A4ii  
Rivière des Remparts: Rivière Langevin R A1, A2, A4ii

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles Yes

Prey / Diet

Calotes farooqi (Eastern Garden Lizard, Oriental Garden Lizard)[5]
Tenrec ecaudatus (Tail-less Tenrec)[5]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 5BirdLife International (2012) Species factsheet: Circus maillardi. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 06/09/2012.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0