Long-winged Harrier
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Long-winged Harrier

Circus buffoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Caroni Swamp
79 Verified records at Caroni Swamp
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-winged harrier (Circus buffoni) is a common bird of prey species endemic to South America. They are members of the family Accipitridae, under the genus Circus which encompasses other harrier species. Its range encompasses most of South America, in grassland and wetland all across the continent. The long-winged harrier is a carnivorous bird, and will feed on many different animals found in its habitat. Like owls and other harrier species, the long-winged harrier has a distinctive facial disc, which is used to triangulate the bird's hearing while it is hunting. The long-winged harrier is classified as a species of least concern by the IUCN Red List, however their population has been observed to decline due to habitat degradation by human activity. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Long-winged Harrier sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp

Common Black-Hawk
LC

Common Black-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus anthracinus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous Crab Hawk
NT

Rufous Crab Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus aequinoctialis

Insufficient data
Short-tailed Hawk
LC

Short-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo brachyurus

5–10% · With luck
Zone-tailed Hawk
LC

Zone-tailed Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo albonotatus

<5% · Rare
Gray-lined Hawk
LC

Gray-lined Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo nitidus

<5% · Rare
Savanna Hawk
LC

Savanna Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteogallus meridionalis

<5% · Rare
Crane Hawk
LC

Crane Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geranospiza caerulescens

<5% · Rare
Pearl Kite
LC

Pearl Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gampsonyx swainsonii

Insufficient data
Snail Kite
LC

Snail Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rostrhamus sociabilis

Insufficient data
Plumbeous Kite
LC

Plumbeous Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ictinia plumbea

Insufficient data
Gray-headed Kite
LC

Gray-headed Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptodon cayanensis

Insufficient data
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
2 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
4 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
10 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
11 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
14 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-winged Harrier in Caroni Swamp?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Long-winged Harrier sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 79 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-winged Harrier in Caroni Swamp?

November has the highest sighting rate for Long-winged Harrier in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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