Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Montagu's Harrier at Kibale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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