ly ▁dark er ▁and ▁more ▁m ott led ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁males ▁of ▁hen ▁or ▁p all id ▁har riers . ▁However , ▁distingu ishing ▁females ▁and ▁ju ven iles ▁is ▁more ▁difficult . ▁Usually ▁the ▁Mont agu ' s ▁har rier ▁appears ▁more ▁sl ender ▁in ▁flight ▁than ▁the ▁hen ▁har rier ▁with ▁a ▁longer ▁tail , ▁longer ▁and ▁nar ro wer ▁wings ▁and ▁more ▁pointed ▁" hand s ". ▁Also ▁its ▁flight ▁is ▁more ▁elegant ▁than ▁the ▁hen ▁har rier , ▁with ▁more ▁el astic , ▁almost ▁t ern - like ▁wing be ats . ▁The ▁distinction ▁between ▁female ▁p all id ▁and ▁Mont agu ' s ▁har riers ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁del icate ▁and ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁good ▁conditions ▁as ▁the ▁proport ions ▁are ▁similar . ▁The ▁best ▁recognition ▁character ▁is ▁the ▁pale ▁col lar ▁around ▁the ▁neck ▁of ▁female ▁and ▁ju ven ile ▁p all id ▁har riers ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁Mont agu ' s . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁This ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁middle - lat itude ▁band ▁of ▁pre domin antly ▁temper ate ▁clim ates , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁Mediter rane an , ▁and ▁bore al ▁zones . ▁Although ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁nest ing ▁up ▁to ▁, ▁it ▁is ▁essentially ▁a ▁low land ▁species , ▁and ▁n ests ▁mostly ▁in ▁broad ▁river ▁valle ys , ▁pla ins , ▁and ▁levels ▁border ing ▁la kes ▁and ▁the ▁sea . ▁It ▁can ▁bre ed ▁in ▁wet lands , ▁though ▁these ▁are