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Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus |
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Circus aeruginosus |
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Busard des roseaux d'Europe |
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Western Marsh Harrier |
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Distinguished from its african cousin by its bluish upperwings. Female is entirely brown with a white cap and throat. |
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Migratory bird from Europe that has rarely been observed in Katanga. One observation by Lippens in the UNP in September 1973. Since then a few observations that makes us believe that this bird could actually be a more common visitor than previously thought. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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