Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
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 Golden Eagle in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Golden Eagle sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden Eagle in Great Bear Rainforest?
March has the highest sighting rate for Golden Eagle in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.