Secretary Bird
Sagittarius serpentarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilySagittariidae (Secretarybirds)
- GenusSagittarius (Secretarybirds)
- SpeciesSagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
📅 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 Secretary Bird in Mkomazi National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Secretary Bird sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Secretary Bird in Mkomazi National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Secretary Bird in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.