Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
📅 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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Booted Eagle sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Booted Eagle in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Booted Eagle in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.