Meanings
nounswamp harrier (plural swamp harriers)
plural swamp harriers
- AustraliaNew ZealandA large hawk, Circus approximans, of Australia, New Zealand, and several Pacific islands.First known use 19th c.
Other than the usual clamour of seabirds, ravens and swamp harriers, the only other birds of note in this area are orange-bellied parrots […] and a few black-faced cormorants that venture up from the tannin-stained waters of Bathurst Harbour.
2018, Robbie Arnott, Flames, Text Publishing, published 2023, page 95
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe spotted harrier, Circus assimilis.
Similar
swamp hawk
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