3 Spotted Harrier at Canberra, ACT
Identification history
| Circus assimilis | 16 Feb 2026 | Liam.m | ||
| Unverified | 15 Feb 2026 | TimL |
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User's notes
A fortuitous sighting. The bird flew low over the lion enclosure and circled above it causing the young female lion to chase after it.
3 comments
HelenCross
wrote:
16 Feb 2026
Wow, I thought it was a Swamp Harrier. @Liam.m is this bird in "post-juvenile moult" as depicted in CSIRO's Australian Bird Guide?
Liam.m
wrote:
20 Feb 2026
@HelenCross, this bird is definitely a juvenile, but I don't think it has entered post-juvenile moult yet (looks like reasonably fresh plumage), or if it has, it isn't very far along.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.069910-35.300203
- Altitude 553.6m
- Maps National Zoo and Aquarium
- Places Canberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Feb 2026 11:06 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Circus assimilis Featured NSW Government Priority Species Birds of prey Birds
Species information
- Circus assimilis Scientific name
- Spotted Harrier Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 568.69m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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