Secretary Bird
Sagittarius serpentarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilySagittariidae (Secretarybirds)
- GenusSagittarius (Secretarybirds)
- SpeciesSagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
📅 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 Murchison Falls National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Secretary Bird sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Secretary Bird in Murchison Falls National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Secretary Bird in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.