African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus ranivorus (African Marsh-Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of African Marsh-Harrier at Masai Mara National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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