Montagu's harrier

Scientific Name

Circus pygargus

IUCN Status

Least Concern (LC)

Population

1,00,000 - 4,99,999

Weight

225-450 g

Habitat Type

Other Grasslands, Swamps and Marshes, Agricultural Landscapes

Threats

Organochlorine pesticides, habitat loss from expanding agriculture and overgrazing, invasive plant species like Prosopis, wind power projects

Did You Know

Montagu's harriers fly quite low over grasslands while hunting; wings raised in a shallow V.

IUCN Status

Least Concern (LC)

Population

1,00,000 - 4,99,999

Weight

225-450 g

Habitat Type

Other Grasslands, Swamps and Marshes, Agricultural Landscapes

Threats

Organochlorine pesticides, habitat loss from expanding agriculture and overgrazing, invasive plant species like Prosopis, wind power projects

Did You Know

Montagu's harriers fly quite low over grasslands while hunting; wings raised in a shallow V.

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