Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Aigüestortes National Park
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
📅 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 Golden Eagle in Aigüestortes National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Golden Eagle sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden Eagle in Aigüestortes National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Golden Eagle in Aigüestortes National Park in our monthly data.