Bateleur

About this species

This species has 122,699 occurrence records from 53 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (48.4%), Kenya (11.9%), Tanzania (8.5%), Uganda (6.3%) and Botswana (5.9%); together they account for 81% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.15% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Terathopius ecaudatus combines the genus name Terathopius with the species epithet ecaudatus. It is the only species of the genus Terathopius in the Warbla app catalog.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 195 species of the family Accipitridae. This species ranks 55th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Buteo jamaicensis. Its record count is 29.8% of the family average (411,236). The family Accipitridae belongs to the order Accipitriformes, which has 213 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Accipitridae

• Red-tailed Hawk
• Bald eagle
• Common Buzzard
• Hen Harrier
• Red-shouldered Hawk
• Northern Harrier
• Western Marsh Harrier

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org