Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusTerathopius
SpeciesTerathopius ecaudatus (Bateleur)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park

4 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park

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

The bateleur (; Terathopius ecaudatus), also known as the bateleur eagle, is a medium-sized eagle in the family Accipitridae. It is often considered a relative of the snake eagles and, like them, it is classified within the subfamily Circaetinae. It is the only member of the genus Terathopius and may be the origin of the "Zimbabwe Bird", the national emblem of Zimbabwe. Adult bateleurs are generally black in colour with a chestnut colour on the mantle as well as on the rump and tail. Adults also have gray patches about the leading edges of the wings (extending to the secondaries in females) with bright red on their cere and their feet. Adults also show white greater coverts, contrasting with black remiges in males, gray patches on the underwing primaries and black wingtips. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Aquila verreauxii

Aquila spilogaster

Melierax canorus

Elanus caeruleus

Circaetus pectoralis

Buteo rufofuscus

Gyps coprotheres

Buteo augur

Gyps africanus

Aquila rapax

Micronisus gabar

Milvus migrans

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Bateleur at Waterberg Plateau Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	50–60%
4	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	50–60%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	50–60%
7	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	50–60%
8	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	40–50%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	40–50%
11	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	40–50%
13	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	40–50%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
15	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	40–50%
16	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	40–50%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	40–50%
18	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
19	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
20	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	30–40%
21	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	30–40%
22	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	30–40%
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	30–40%
24	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	30–40%
25	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
26	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	20–30%
27	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
28	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
29	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	20–30%
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
31	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	20–30%
32	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20–30%
33	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
35	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
36	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
37	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5–10%
38	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
39	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
40	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
41	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
42	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
44	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
45	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
46	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
47	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Bateleur

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Verreaux's Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Black-winged Kite

Black-breasted Snake Eagle

Jackal Buzzard

Cape Griffon

Augur Buzzard

White-backed Vulture

Tawny Eagle

Gabar Goshawk

Black Kite

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found