Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Cévennes National Park
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
📅 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 Cévennes National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Golden Eagle sighting in Cévennes National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden Eagle in Cévennes National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Golden Eagle in Cévennes National Park in our monthly data.