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Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

English (US) Montagu's Harrier

The Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.

Range: breeds northern Palearctic; winters to southern Africa, Iran, and IndiaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Circus pygargus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Montagu's Harrier
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Falco Pygargus
Described by
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Type locality
Europe = England, ex Albin.
Original description
Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.89

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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