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›› 2015, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 1085-1086.

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Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus, a new record of bird from Xinjiang

WANG Yinming1,4, LIU Feng2, MA Ming3,4, ZHANG Guo-qiang4, GOU Jun4, WEN Cui-hua4   

  1. 1. Burqin Finance Bureau, Burqin 836600, Xinjiang, China;
    2. Burqin Forestry Station, Burqin 836600, Xinjiang, China;
    3 Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, China;
    4 Xinjiang Bird-watching Society, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2015-05-18 Revised:2015-06-21 Online:2015-09-25

Abstract: The Eastern Marsh Harriers(Circus spilonotus)were recorded several times at Burqin County, Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang now it was identified as a new record of bird in Xinjiang. However, in the breeding period from May to July, 2015, a nest was found in Burqin(47°46'33″N, 86°49'25″E)that the female may be related to Western Marsh Harriers(Circus aeruginosus)such as a hybrid harrier. Both in morphology and behavior, or in the geographic isolation, there are many doubts about the Eastern Marsh Harriers(Circus spilonotus)and Western Marsh Harriers(Circus aeruginosus), and their taxonomic is worth for study.

Key words: Eastern Marsh Harriers, new record, breeding ecology, hybrid, Altay

CLC Number: 

  • Q958.12