Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
📅 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 Etosha National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Tawny Eagle sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 543 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny Eagle in Etosha National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Eagle in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.