Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus melanoleucos (Pied Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Eastern Marsh-Harrier
Circus spilonotus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Pallas's Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Slender-billed Vulture
Gyps tenuirostris
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
📅 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 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Harrier in Kaziranga National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Pied Harrier sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 82 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pied Harrier in Kaziranga National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Pied Harrier in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.