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Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus [Linnaeus, 1758]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
BTO Codes:
MO , MONHA
EURING No:
2630
Number in Britain:
7 terr females (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
45 cm
Wingspan:
112 cm
Weight:
M: 270 g F: 380 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: kirkos =a type of hawk
and Gr.: pugargos = a bird of prey mentioned by Aristotle and others
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe, c Asia, nw Africa, WINTERS: s Europe & c Asia south to s Africa & Asia
Habitat:
Marsh, moor & grassland
Diet:
Animals from ground, especially in areas with low vegetation
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Summer:
7 terr females
in 1998-02
First Record:
1802
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
15 to 35 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
42 x 33 mm
Egg Weight:
24.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
1
Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
Incubation:
28 - 29 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
35 - 40 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
9
Adult Survival:
0.72
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
3
years
Typical Lifespan:
6
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
7yr11m
(Germany: 16yr 1m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F*
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Gaelic:
Welsh:
Bod Montagu
Danish:
Hedehøg
Dutch:
Grauwe kiekendief
Finnish:
Niittysuohaukka
French:
Busard cendré
German:
Wiesenweihe
Hungarian:
Hamvas rétihéja
Icelandic:
Gráheiðir
Irish:
Cromán Liath
Italian:
Albanella minore
Norwegian:
Enghauk
Polish:
Blotniak lakowy
Portuguese:
Tartaranhão-caçador
Spanish:
Aguilucho cenizo
Swedish:
Ängshök
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Clarke, R. 1996 Montagu's harrier Avian Demography Unit, Chelmsford
[598.521 CLA]
Simmons, R. 2000 Harriers of the world : their behaviour and ecology Oxford University Press, Oxford
[598.521 SIM]
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