Montagu's harrier: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Montagu's harrier lives – recorded in 58 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Circus pygargus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	58 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	24 g (birth weight); 261 g (male organism, adult weight); 370 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the Montagu's harrier live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Montagu's harrier in 58 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Montagu's harrier?

Wikidata records the following for the Montagu's harrier: mass 24 g (birth weight); 261 g (male organism, adult weight); 370 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Montagu's harrier endangered?

The Montagu's harrier’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Montagu's harrier?

The Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Circus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Montagu's harrier

Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a species of harrier, a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in large open areas in the Palearctic and is migratory, wintering in Africa, the Indian subcontinent and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Montagu's harrier (revision 1375049542), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26574 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).