---
title: "Grauwe kiekendief"
description: "Circus pygargus — Vogels. Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a species of harrier, a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/montagu-s-harrier
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grauwe kiekendief

> Circus pygargus — Vogels. Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a species of harrier, a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

- Scientific name: *Circus pygargus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 14163
- Wikidata: [Q26574](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26574)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5167](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5167)

## Names

- en: Montagu's Harrier
- de: Wiesenweihe
- es: Aguilucho cenizo
- fr: Busard cendré
- nl: Grauwe kiekendief
- pt: Tartaranhão-caçador
- pl: Błotniak łąkowy

## Countries with the most observations

RU (6732), ES (1233), FR (781), IN (608), IT (515), PT (441), AT (269), UA (266), DE (219), DZ (193), PL (191), GE (132)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagu%27s_harrier

## Photo

![Grauwe kiekendief](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/montagu-s-harrier/medium.jpg)

Photo: Aiken Lau · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385553247

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/montagu-s-harrier?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).