Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMacheiramphus
- SpeciesMacheiramphus alcinus (Bat Hawk)
The bat hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense rainforest to semi-arid veld. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bat Hawk sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
📅 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 Bat Hawk in South Luangwa National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Bat Hawk sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bat Hawk in South Luangwa National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Bat Hawk in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.