Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPolemaetus (Martial Eagles)
- SpeciesPolemaetus bellicosus (Martial Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
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
📅 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 Martial Eagle in Garden Route National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Martial Eagle sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Martial Eagle in Garden Route National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Martial Eagle in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.