Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle)
The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Booted Eagle sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
📅 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 Booted Eagle in Hwange National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Booted Eagle sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Booted Eagle in Hwange National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Booted Eagle in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.