Montagu’s Harrier

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THREAT CATEGORY
CNEA CAEA LRAE LRVA
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HUELVA SEVILLA CÓRDOBA JAÉN
H-1 SE-1 CO-1 J-1
H-2 SE-2 CO-2 J-2
H-3 SE-3 CO-3 J-3
H-4 SE-4 CO-4 J-4
H-5 SE-5 CO-5 J-5
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H-7 SE-7 CO-7 J-7
H-8 SE-8 CO-8 J-8
H-9 SE-9 CO-9 J-9
H-10 SE-10 CO-10 J-10
H-11 SE-11 CO-11 J-11
H-12 SE-12 CO-12 J-12
H-13 SE-13 CO-13 J-13
H-14 SE-14 CO-14 J-14
H-15 SE-15 CO-15 J-15
H-16
H-17
STATUS
Migrant and breeder. 

ABUNDANCE
Scarce as migrant; very scarce as breeder (8-14 pairs).

HABITAT
Seen flying over on migration or in pastureland, cropland and pseudosteppe, which is also its breeding habitat.
SEASONAL BEHAVIOUR
Comes back in March and leaves from July to September. Passage birds recorded in March-April and August-September. 

DISTRIBUTION
In southern Montoro there is a small colony, which continues through the neighbouring Jaén campiña (Andújar, Villanueva de la Reina, Bailén). There are probably also breeding pairs in Chanza valley and the pseudosteppe of Guadalcanal.