Osprey

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Osprey in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Osprey sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Osprey in Pilanesberg National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Osprey in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

Pandion haliaetus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyPandionidae (Pandiònids)
GenusPandion (Ospreys)
SpeciesPandion haliaetus (Osprey)

5–10% · Rare

overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park

15 Verified records at Pilanesberg National Park

December Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The osprey (; Pandion haliaetus), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and a wingspan of 180 cm (71 in). It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. The osprey is distributed on all continents except Antarctica, but in South America, it occurs only as a nonbreeding migrant. It lives in a wide variety of habitats and nests in locations near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It has specialised physical characteristics and unique behaviour in hunting its prey, which consists almost exclusively of fish. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Osprey sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Elanus caeruleus

40–50% · Likely

Haliaeetus vocifer

30–40% · Possible

Sagittarius serpentarius

Micronisus gabar

Buteo buteo

Circaetus pectoralis

Circaetus cinereus

Pernis apivorus

Polyboroides typus

Aquila spilogaster

Melierax canorus

Milvus migrans

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📅 Monthly Probability

Jan

5–10

Feb

Mar

Apr

10–20

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

5–10

Oct

Nov

10–20

Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
2	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	50–60%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
4	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	50–60%
5	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
6	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	40–50%
7	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
8	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
9	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
11	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	30–40%
12	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
13	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	20–30%
14	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
15	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
16	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
17	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
18	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
19	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
20	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
21	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
22	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
23	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
25	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	20–30%
27	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
28	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
29	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
30	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
31	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
32	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
33	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
34	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
35	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
36	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
37	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
38	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
39	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
40	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
41	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
42	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
43	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
44	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
45	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
46	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
47	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
48	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
49	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
50	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
51	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	10–20%
52	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
53	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
54	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
55	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
56	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
57	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	10–20%
58	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
59	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
60	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
61	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
62	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
63	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
64	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
65	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
66	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
67	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
68	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
69	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
70	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
71	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5–10%
72	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
73	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
74	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
75	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
76	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
77	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
78	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
79	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
80	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
81	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
82	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
83	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
84	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
85	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
86	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5–10%
87	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
88	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	5–10%
89	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
90	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5–10%
91	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
92	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
93	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	5–10%
94	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	<5%
95	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
96	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
97	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
98	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
99	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
100	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
101	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
102	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
103	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
104	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
105	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
106	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
107	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
108	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
109	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
110	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
111	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
112	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
113	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
114	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
115	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
116	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
117	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
118	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
119	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
120	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
121	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
122	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
123	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
124	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
125	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
126	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
127	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
128	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
129	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
130	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
131	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
132	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
133	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
134	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
135	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
136	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
137	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
138	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
139	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
140	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
141	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
142	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
143	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
144	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
145	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
146	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
147	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
148	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
149	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
150	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
151	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
152	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
153	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
154	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
155	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
156	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
157	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	<5%
158	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
159	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
160	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
161	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
162	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
163	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
164	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
165	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
166	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
167	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
168	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	<5%
169	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
170	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
171	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
172	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
173	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
174	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
175	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
176	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
177	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
178	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
179	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
180	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
181	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
182	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
183	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
184	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
185	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
186	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
187	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
188	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
189	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
190	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
191	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
192	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
193	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
194	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
195	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
196	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
197	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
198	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
199	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
200	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
201	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
202	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
203	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
204	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
205	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
206	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
207	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
208	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
209	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
210	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
211	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
212	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
213	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
214	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
215	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
216	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
217	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
218	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
219	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
220	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
221	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
222	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
223	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
224	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
225	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
226	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Osprey in Pilanesberg National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Osprey sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Osprey in Pilanesberg National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Osprey in Pilanesberg National Park in our monthly data.

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Osprey

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Black-winged Kite

African Fish-Eagle

Secretary Bird

Gabar Goshawk

Common Buzzard

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

Brown Snake Eagle

European Honey-buzzard

African Harrier-Hawk

African Hawk-Eagle

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Black Kite

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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