Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus pygargus (Montagu's Harrier)
Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a species of harrier, a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in large open areas in the Palearctic and is migratory, wintering in Africa, the Indian subcontinent and parts of the Arabian Peninsula. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Montagu's Harrier sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Ruppell's griffon
Gyps rueppellii
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
📅 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 Nairobi National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Montagu's Harrier sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Montagu's Harrier in Nairobi National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Montagu's Harrier in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.