Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus macrourus (Pale Harrier)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Harrier sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Yellow-billed Kite
Milvus aegyptius
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale Harrier in Aberdare National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Harrier sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale Harrier in Aberdare National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pale Harrier in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.