Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
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 Tawny Eagle in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Tawny Eagle sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny Eagle in Bale Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Eagle in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.