| Eastern marsh harrier | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Circus |
| Species: | C. spilonotus
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| Binomial name | |
| Circus spilonotus Kaup, 1847
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The eastern marsh harrier (Circus spilonotus) is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. It was previously considered to be conspecific with the western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) but is now usually classified as a separate species. It has two subspecies: C. s. spilonotus in eastern Asia and C. s. spilothorax (Papuan harrier, perhaps a separate species) in New Guinea.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Circus spilonotus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T61709141A95177565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61709141A95177565.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.