The pale or pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family.
Mpumalanga and beyond
Provinces where Pallid Harrier is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
37 records, iNaturalist
7 results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Pallid Harrier at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Species
Circus macrourus
Records
37
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
A record means a host has seen the Pallid Harrier on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Pallid Harrier at stays in or beside Kruger 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 Pallid Harrier is most recorded in Mpumalanga (43% of records), Limpopo (38% of records), Gauteng (11% of records), based on 37 iNaturalist observations. 7 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Pallid Harrier on site or nearby.
The Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
The pale or pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek. Circus is from kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (kirkos, "circle"), probably the hen harrier and macrourus is "long-tailed", from makros, "long" and -ouros "-tailed".
