Montagu's Harrier
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Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
3 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Western Marsh-Harrier
LC

Western Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus aeruginosus

<5% · Rare
Pale Harrier
NT

Pale Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus macrourus

<5% · Rare
African Marsh-Harrier
LC

African Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus ranivorus

Insufficient data
Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

50–60% · Likely
Mountain Buzzard
NT

Mountain Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo oreophilus

20–30% · Possible
African Harrier-Hawk
LC

African Harrier-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyboroides typus

20–30% · With luck
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

10–20% · With luck
Crowned Eagle
NT

Crowned Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stephanoaetus coronatus

10–20% · With luck
Long-crested Eagle
LC

Long-crested Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophaetus occipitalis

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-billed Kite

Yellow-billed Kite

Bird

Milvus aegyptius

Insufficient data
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Montagu's Harrier at Aberdare National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
7 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
11 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
13 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
16 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
17 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
20 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
21 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
24 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
25 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
26 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
27 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
29 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
31 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
32 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
34 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
35 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
36 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
37 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
38 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
39 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
40 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
42 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
43 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
44 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
45 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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