Malagasy harrier

Circus macrosceles

The Malagasy harrier (Circus macrosceles) is a bird found in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar. It eats small mammals and birds, reptiles and frogs and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Circus macrosceles
Region	Africa
Found in	Madagascar

🏡 Where the Malagasy harrier lives

Found in Madagascar.

🍽️ What it eats

🐭 Mammals & birds50%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs40%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 664 grams. It mostly eats small mammals and birds and lizards and frogs.

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Recorded by Ken Behrens (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC623658. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Malagasy harrier

Where does the Malagasy harrier live?

The Malagasy harrier lives in Madagascar. Found in Madagascar.

What does the Malagasy harrier eat?

small mammals and birds (about 50%), reptiles and frogs (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Malagasy harrier endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.