Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLophaetus
- SpeciesLophaetus occipitalis (Long-crested Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
African Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
📅 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 Long-crested Eagle in Garden Route National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Long-crested Eagle sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 57 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-crested Eagle in Garden Route National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Long-crested Eagle in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.