African Harrier-Hawk

Where to see

African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Harrier-Hawk during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~50%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~30%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
6 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~30%
7 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
10 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
~20%
11 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
12 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~20%
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
18 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an African Harrier-Hawk?

Niokolo-Koba National Park

In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Harrier-Hawk sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an African Harrier-Hawk?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 70%), February and August in Gonarezhou National Park (about 50%) and February, July, September and November in Murchison Falls National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Harrier-Hawk on a given day. Each park's African Harrier-Hawk page has the full month-by-month chart.