African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila spilogaster (African Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
📅 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 Hawk-Eagle in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 5% of visitor-days record a African Hawk-Eagle sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hawk-Eagle in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Hawk-Eagle in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.