Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
📅 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 Tsavo West National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Montagu's Harrier sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Montagu's Harrier in Tsavo West National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Montagu's Harrier in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.