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
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Montagu's Harrier
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic 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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