Swamp Harrier

Swamp Harrier

Circus approximans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
2 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
3 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
4 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
5 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
6 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
7 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
0–10%
8 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
9 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
10 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
13 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
16 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
17 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
18 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
19 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Harrier in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Swamp Harrier sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Swamp Harrier in Blue Mountains National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Harrier in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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