Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus wahlbergi (Wahlberg's Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
📅 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 Wahlberg's Eagle in Kafue National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Wahlberg's Eagle sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wahlberg's Eagle in Kafue National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Wahlberg's Eagle in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.