Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
📅 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 Tawny Eagle in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Tawny Eagle sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 173 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny Eagle in Murchison Falls National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Eagle in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.