Wildlife of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park

The Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park is situated in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, and sports a variety of wildlife. This guide attempts to document those species one might encounter in the park.

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Lesser Spotted Eagle ¹
Clanga pomarina

Tawny Eagle ²
Aquila rapax

Aquila rapax rapax ³

Wahlberg's Eagle ⁴
Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Common Buzzard ⁵
Buteo buteo

Steppe Buzzard ⁶
Buteo buteo vulpinus

Forest Buzzard ⁷
Buteo trizonatus

Bateleur ⁸
Terathopius ecaudatus

African Harrier-Hawk ⁹
Polyboroides typus

Polyboroides typus typus ¹⁰

Black Kite ¹¹
Milvus migrans

Yellow-billed Kite [parasitus] ¹²
Milvus migrans parasitus

African Fish-Eagle ¹³
Haliaeetus vocifer

European Honey-buzzard ¹⁴
Pernis apivorus

Long-crested Eagle ¹⁵
Lophaetus occipitalis

Martial Eagle ¹⁶
Polemaetus bellicosus

White-backed Vulture ¹³
Gyps africanus

White-headed Vulture ¹⁷
Trigonoceps occipitalis

Lappet-faced Vulture ¹³
Torgos tracheliotos

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Wildlife of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park

Lesser Spotted Eagle 1 Clanga pomarina

Tawny Eagle 2 Aquila rapax

Aquila rapax rapax 3

Wahlberg's Eagle 4 Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Common Buzzard 5 Buteo buteo

Steppe Buzzard 6 Buteo buteo vulpinus

Forest Buzzard 7 Buteo trizonatus

Bateleur 8 Terathopius ecaudatus

African Harrier-Hawk 9 Polyboroides typus

Polyboroides typus typus 10

Black Kite 11 Milvus migrans

Yellow-billed Kite [parasitus] 12 Milvus migrans parasitus

African Fish-Eagle 13 Haliaeetus vocifer

European Honey-buzzard 14 Pernis apivorus

Long-crested Eagle 15 Lophaetus occipitalis

Martial Eagle 16 Polemaetus bellicosus

White-backed Vulture 13 Gyps africanus

White-headed Vulture 17 Trigonoceps occipitalis

Lappet-faced Vulture 13 Torgos tracheliotos