Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPolemaetus (Martial Eagles)
- SpeciesPolemaetus bellicosus (Martial Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Black Harrier
Circus maurus
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Martial Eagle in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Martial Eagle sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Martial Eagle in Addo Elephant National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Martial Eagle in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.