Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Indian Spotted Eagle
Aquila hastata
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
📅 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 Keoladeo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Montagu's Harrier sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Montagu's Harrier in Keoladeo National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Montagu's Harrier in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.