Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila pomarina (Lesser Spotted Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
📅 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 Lesser Spotted Eagle in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Lesser Spotted Eagle sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Spotted Eagle in Bale Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Spotted Eagle in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.