African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHaliaeetus (Northern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles)
- SpeciesHaliaeetus vocifer (African Fish-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Yellow-billed Kite
Milvus aegyptius
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
📅 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 Fish-Eagle in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 78% of visitor-days record a African Fish-Eagle sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 711 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Fish-Eagle in Lake Nakuru National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Fish-Eagle in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.