Martial Eagle

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
7 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
19 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
20 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
21 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
23 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
24 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
25 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
26 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
27 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
28 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
29 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
30 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
33 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
34 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
35 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
36 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
37 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
38 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
39 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
40 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Martial Eagle in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Martial Eagle sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Martial Eagle in Lake Nakuru National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Martial Eagle in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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