Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus aeruginosus (Western Marsh-Harrier)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
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 Western Marsh-Harrier in Tsavo West National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Western Marsh-Harrier sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Marsh-Harrier in Tsavo West National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Western Marsh-Harrier in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.