Birding Guide to the Raptors of Kruger Park

©Nigel Dennis

A Fine Show of Wild Raptorial Birding awaits you at the Kruger National Park. This birding raptor guide provides you with all the information on who to look out for, from Owls to Vultures and many more.

Eagles and Hawks - Birding Raptor Guide

Eagles are the most well-known raptors. They are large, powerful and aggressive hunters that have fully feathered legs and hunt medium-sized...more

Buzzards - Birding Raptor Guide

Buzzards are medium-sized raptors with unfeathered lower legs. The Steppe Buzzard is the most commonly seen buzzard in Kruger, while there i...more

Falcons and Kestrels - Birding Raptor Guide

Falcons and kestrels are fast fliers. Kestrels are similar to falcons but are smaller and have less impressive hunting techniques. Whereas f...more

Fish - eating Raptors - Birding Raptor Guide

There are three fish-eating raptors in Kruger – the African Fish-Eagle, the itinerantly seen Osprey and the Pel's Fishing-Owl. They are la...more

Goshawks and Sparrowhawks - Birding Raptors Guide

Goshawks and sparrowhawks are small to medium-sized raptors found usually in denser woodland. Their shorter wings give them greater manoeuvr...more

Harriers - Birding Raptor Guide

Harriers are medium-sized raptors. They are built more slenderly than hawks. They are not often seen in Kruger but have been itinerantly spo...more

Kites - Birding Raptor Guide

Kites are small to medium-sized raptors, diverse in shape and size. All have relatively long wings and are expert fliers. A big birding deba...more

Raptor Guide - Birds of Prey

Raptors are the lords of the skies and Kruger is their sanctuary. There are 83 species of raptor that regularly occur in southern Africa. Of...more

Secretary Bird - Birding Raptor Guide

The Secretary bird is the odd man out amongst the raptors. It's a grey and black terrestrial eagle, 1.3m tall, with a distinctive red face. ...more

Snake Eagles - Birding Raptor Guide

Snake-Eagles are medium to large raptors that feed predominantly on snakes. There are three Snake-Eagles to be seen in Kruger. The Bateleur ...more

Vultures - Birding Raptor Guide

Vultures are among the most dramatic raptors. To watch the interaction of vultures at a kill is like witnessing the unbridl...more

Owls and Owlets - Birding Raptor Guide

Owls are associated with superstition and in many African folktales are seen as purveyors of evil. Many people in rural communities put spik...more
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