African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPolyboroides (Harrier-Hawks)
- SpeciesPolyboroides typus (African Harrier-Hawk)
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
📅 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 African Harrier-Hawk in Volcanoes National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a African Harrier-Hawk sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 65 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Harrier-Hawk in Volcanoes National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Harrier-Hawk in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.