Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Monfragüe National Park
Adalbert's Eagle
Aquila adalberti
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
📅 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 Golden Eagle in Monfragüe National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Golden Eagle sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden Eagle in Monfragüe National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Golden Eagle in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.