Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Golden Eagle at Channel Islands National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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