Spotted Harrier
Circus assimilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusCircus (Harriers)
- SpeciesCircus assimilis (Spotted Harrier)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Harrier sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides
Black-breasted Kite
Hamirostra melanosternon
Eastern Osprey
Pandion cristatus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 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 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Harrier in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Harrier sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted Harrier in Ningaloo Marine Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Harrier in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.