Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMacheiramphus
- SpeciesMacheiramphus alcinus (Bat Hawk)
The bat hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense rainforest to semi-arid veld. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Bat Hawk at Samburu National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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