Montagu's harrier
| Montagu's harrier | |
|---|---|
| Male individual from a grassland near Pune, at Bhigwan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Circus |
| Species: | C. pygargus |
| Binomial name | |
| Circus pygargus | |
| Range of C. pygargus Breeding Passage Non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Falco pygargus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu.