Bateleur

Where to see

Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Ruaha National Park leads · 35 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
5 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
8 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
13 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
14 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
16 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
18 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
19 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
21 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
22 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
23 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~40%
24 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
25 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Bateleur?

Ruaha National Park

In Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Bateleur sighting on a given day, the highest of the 35 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Bateleur?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March, June and September–October in Ruaha National Park (about 70%), November in Tarangire National Park (about 70%) and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bateleur on a given day. Each park's Bateleur page has the full month-by-month chart.