Secretary Bird
Sagittarius serpentarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilySagittariidae (Secretarybirds)
- GenusSagittarius (Secretarybirds)
- SpeciesSagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Secretary Bird sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 67 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Secretary Bird in Moremi Game Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Secretary Bird in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.