Pied Harrier
Circus melanoleucos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus melanoleucos (Pied Harrier)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Harrier sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park
Eastern Marsh-Harrier
Circus spilonotus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Harrier in Khao Yai National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Harrier sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pied Harrier in Khao Yai National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pied Harrier in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.