Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus macrourus (Pale Harrier)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Harrier sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Ruppell's griffon
Gyps rueppellii
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
📅 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 Pale Harrier in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Pale Harrier sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale Harrier in Masai Mara National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Pale Harrier in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.