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Montagu's Harrier

(Circus pygargus)
German name(s): "Wiesenweihe"
Size: 39-50 cm (incl. tail); wing span 0.95-1.15 m
Weight: 265 g (male), 345 g (female); averages

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Montagu's Harrier at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

MALE

Lateral view of a male Montagu's Harrier in flight, wings down; note the grey body, black wing tips and the black bar on the underwing characterising this bird as a male (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vilarelhos, Alfandega da Fe, Tras-os-Montes, Norte, Portugal, May 2018]

Lateral view of a male Montagu's Harrier in flight, wings up (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vilarelhos, Alfandega da Fe, Tras-os-Montes, Norte, Portugal, May 2018]

FEMALE

Female or juvenile Montagu's Harrier, on the right, being disturbed by another bird of prey (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira da Barragem do Divor, Igrejinha, Arraiolos, Portugal, July 2019]

Female or juvenile Montagu's Harrier in low flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira da Barragem do Divor, Igrejinha, Arraiolos, Portugal, July 2019]

Female or juvenile Montagu's Harrier settling down again (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Albufeira da Barragem do Divor, Igrejinha, Arraiolos, Portugal, July 2019]

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