
The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk, or gymnogene (Polyboroides typus) is a bird of prey.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,654 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where African Harrier-Hawk is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,654 records, iNaturalist
50+ Ergebnisse in Südafrika
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African Harrier-Hawk: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve and Amakhala Game Reserve.
Art
Polyboroides typus
Nachweise
2 654
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den African Harrier-Hawk auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Harrier-Hawk at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Amakhala Game Reserve, Madikwe Game Reserve and Marakele National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The African Harrier-Hawk is most recorded in Western Cape (49% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (20% of records), Mpumalanga (11% of records), based on 2 654 iNaturalist observations. 59 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Harrier-Hawk on site or nearby.
The African Harrier-Hawk is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Sabi Sand Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep optimal; Amakhala Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Madikwe Game Reserve: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The African harrier-hawk, harrier hawk, or gymnogene (Polyboroides typus) is a bird of prey. It is about 60-66 cm in length, and is related to the harriers. It breeds in most of Africa south of the Sahara. The only other member of the genus is the allopatric Madagascan harrier-hawk.