Montagu's harrier  (Circus pygargus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Falconiformes
Family Accipitridae
Genus Circus (1)
Size Body length: 43 - 47 cm (2)
Wingspan: 105 - 120 (2)
Weight 0.23 - 0.44 kg (2)
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Status

Listed on the Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern, Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive, and Appendix II of the Bern Convention. Protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in the UK (3).