African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPolyboroides (Harrier-Hawks)
- SpeciesPolyboroides typus (African Harrier-Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
📅 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 African Harrier-Hawk in Kibale National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a African Harrier-Hawk sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 303 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Harrier-Hawk in Kibale National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Harrier-Hawk in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.