Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHaliaeetus (Northern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles)
- SpeciesHaliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Congaree National Park
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 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 Bald Eagle in Congaree National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Bald Eagle sighting in Congaree National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bald Eagle in Congaree National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Bald Eagle in Congaree National Park in our monthly data.