Secretary Bird
Sagittarius serpentarius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilySagittariidae (Secretarybirds)
- GenusSagittarius (Secretarybirds)
- SpeciesSagittarius serpentarius (Secretary Bird)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
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
📅 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Secretary Bird sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 145 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Secretary Bird in Tsavo East National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Secretary Bird in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.