Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus macrourus (Pale Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
📅 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 Pale Harrier in Periyar National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pale Harrier sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale Harrier in Periyar National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pale Harrier in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.