Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus macrourus (Pale Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
📅 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 Kanha National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Pale Harrier sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale Harrier in Kanha National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Pale Harrier in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.