Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Montagu's Harrier sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 179 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Montagu's Harrier in Wadden Sea National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Montagu's Harrier in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.