page_title: Montagu's harrier
section_title: Flight
hierarchical_section_title: Montagu's harrier / Identification / Flight
caption_attribution_description: English: Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus from Tal Chappar
context_page_description: Montagu's harrier is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu.
context_section_description: The Montagu's harrier has a particularly graceful flight, with powerful and elegant wingbeats which give an impression of buoyancy and ease. In true harrier fashion it searches the countryside, flying low, and generally holds its wings with a marked positive dihedral.
caption: Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) from Tal Chappar
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