Black Harrier
Circus maurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus maurus (Black Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Harrier at Garden Route National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |