Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus aeruginosus (Western Marsh-Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Kiskunság National Park
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
📅 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 Western Marsh-Harrier in Kiskunság National Park?
About 61% of visitor-days record a Western Marsh-Harrier sighting in Kiskunság National Park, based on 681 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Marsh-Harrier in Kiskunság National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Western Marsh-Harrier in Kiskunság National Park in our monthly data.