Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMorphnus
- SpeciesMorphnus guianensis (Crested Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Gray-lined Hawk
Buteo nitidus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Eagle in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Crested Eagle sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Eagle in Anavilhanas National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Crested Eagle in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.