Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus - Busard cendré
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Circus
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Species:
pygargus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 50 cm
- Wingspan: 97 à 115 cm.
- Weight: 300 à 450 g
Longevity
16 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Busard cendré,
- Aguilucho Cenizo,
- Tartaranhão-caçador,
- Wiesenweihe,
- Hamvas rétihéja,
- Grauwe Kiekendief,
- Albanella minore,
- Ängshök,
- Enghauk,
- kaňa popolavá,
- moták lužní,
- Hedehøg,
- niittysuohaukka,
- Blouvleivalk (-paddavreter),
- arpella cendrosa,
- Gráheiðir,
- błotniak łąkowy,
- pļavu lija,
- močvirski lunj,
- Луговой лунь,
- ヒメハイイロチュウヒ,
- 乌灰鹞,
- 烏灰鷂,
Habitat
Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations
Illustration
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v7.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2017.
Other sources of interest
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