Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus wahlbergi (Wahlberg's Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
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 Wahlberg's Eagle in Amboseli National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Wahlberg's Eagle sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wahlberg's Eagle in Amboseli National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Wahlberg's Eagle in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.