Swamp Harrier in flight

Swamp Harrier in flight - Swamp Harrier
Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand (February 2007)

Also known as Australasian Harrier or Pacific Marsh-harrier.

For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Pacific Marsh-harrier / Internet Bird Collection
Swamp Harrier / Bird Forum
Circus approximans / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Kahu, the Harrier Hawk / NZ Birds
BirdLife International / Swamp Harrier Circus approximans