| Montagu's harrier | |
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| Male individual from a grassland near Pune, at Bhigwan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Circus |
| Species: | C. pygargus
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| Binomial name | |
| Circus pygargus | |
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| Range of C. pygargus Breeding Passage Non-breeding
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| Synonyms | |
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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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Circus pygargus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22695405A201058261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22695405A201058261.en. Retrieved 16 February 2022.