Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusTerathopius
- SpeciesTerathopius ecaudatus (Bateleur)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
📅 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 Bateleur in Tsavo East National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Bateleur sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 528 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bateleur in Tsavo East National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Bateleur in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.