Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus approximans (Swamp Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Square-tailed Kite
Lophoictinia isura
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 8 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
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.