African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila spilogaster (African Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
📅 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 African Hawk-Eagle in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a African Hawk-Eagle sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hawk-Eagle in Kidepo Valley National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Hawk-Eagle in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.