bird · Accipitriformes · Sagittariidae
Secretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius (J.F.Miller, 1779) — also called Secretary, Secretary-bird, secretary bird. Occurrence records of the Secretarybird are shared on GBIF from around 37 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (619 records), in 8 provinces.
IUCN: Endangered
37reserves with records
2 048records around them
8provinces
ENIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area | NC Northern Cape | 619 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 294 |
| Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 251 |
| Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 141 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 123 |
| Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 93 |
| Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve | NC Northern Cape | 82 |
| Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 79 |
| Eastern Shores State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 47 |
| Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 46 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 41 |
| Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 37 |
| Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 33 |
| Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 22 |
| Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 20 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 16 |
| Zulu Waters Game ReservePrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 9 |
| Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Sterkfontein Dam Nature ReserveProtected area | FS Free State | 8 |
| Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
| Shamwari Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 6 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| QwaQwa National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 5 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Waters Meeting Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 4 |
| Steenbokkie Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Lalibela Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 3 |
| !Khamab Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NW North West | 3 |
| Impendle Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| Kalahari Gemsbok National ParkNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 2 |
| Namaqua National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | NC Northern Cape | 2 |
| Plumari Private ReservePrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 2 |
| Drakenstein Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Indalu Game ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
| Samara Karoo ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 15 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 6 reserves
- Western Cape
- 6 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 4 reserves
- Free State
- 3 reserves
- North West
- 1 reserve
- Mpumalanga
- 1 reserve
- Gauteng
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.