Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusPolemaetus (Martial Eagles)
- SpeciesPolemaetus bellicosus (Martial Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Gabar Goshawk
Micronisus gabar
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
📅 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 Martial Eagle in Nairobi National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Martial Eagle sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 383 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Martial Eagle in Nairobi National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Martial Eagle in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.