Common Marsh Harrier - Common Marsh Harrier

Japanese: チュウヒ(沢鵟) - チュウヒ

A species of bird in the family Accipitridae, or a general term for about 13 species in the genus Marsh Harrier. The eastern marsh harrier Circus spilonotus (English name: eastern marsh harrier) breeds in southern Siberia, northern China, Sakhalin, etc., and migrates to southern China, the Malay Archipelago, and the Philippines in winter. In Japan, a very small number of them breed in Hokkaido and northern Honshu, and they migrate from the continent as winter birds and live in marshes and large reed beds. They are 45 to 58 cm long, and females are larger than males.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

タカ目タカ科の鳥の1種，またはチュウヒ属に属する約13種の総称。チュウヒCircus spilonotus(英名eastern marsh harrier)は，シベリア南部，中国北部，サハリンなどで繁殖し，冬季には中国南部，マレー諸島，フィリピンまで渡る。日本では，北海道と本州北部でごく少数が繁殖するほか，大陸から冬鳥として渡来し，湿地や広いヨシ原に生息している。全長45～58cm，雌のほうが雄より大きい。

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