Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Białowieża National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Montagu's Harrier in Białowieża National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Montagu's Harrier sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Montagu's Harrier in Białowieża National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Montagu's Harrier in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.