| Malagasy 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. macrosceles
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| Binomial name | |
| Circus macrosceles Newton, 1863
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| Synonyms | |
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Circus maillardi macrosceles | |
The Malagasy harrier (Circus macrosceles) is a bird of prey belonging to the marsh harrier group of harriers. It inhabits Madagascar and the Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Réunion harrier (C. maillardi) but is increasingly treated as a separate species. It is also known as the Madagascar harrier, Madagascar marsh harrier or Malagasy marsh harrier.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Circus macrosceles". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695368A93505217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695368A93505217.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.