Montagu's Harrier

Armenian Name:	Մարգագետնային մկնաճուռակ
Species Status:	Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern

Resident Status:	Breeding bird
Abundance:	Uncommon
Length:	43-47 cm, Wing Span:105-120 cm
Distribution Map:	Map 38.
Adult:	Male is pale gray above with one black bar on secondaries, and black wingtips; below has red-brown streaking on flanks and underwing coverts, two black wing bars, and prominent black wingtips. Female is gray-brown above with broad white facial markings around eye; off-white streaked with brown below. In flight, underwing shows dark tips to inner primaries, evenly barred primaries; broad white subterminal band on secondaries. Upperwing shows pale band on secondaries.
Juvenile:	Unstreaked dark brown-orange underparts and orange-brown feather edges on upperparts. White crescents above and below eye.
Similar Species:	Female and juvenile very similar to Pallid and Northern Harriers but note differences in facial marks and wing pattern.
Behavior:	Hunts with slow gliding flight and wings held in slight V.
Habitat:	Moist mountain steppe, subalpine meadows, agricultural fields, semidesert near wetlands.
Food:	Small mammals, birds, reptiles, insects.
Nest:	Flattened mound of grass, reeds, and twigs on ground in dense low vegetation.
Eggs:	42 mm, 4-5, bluish-white.