Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
📅 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 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Golden Eagle sighting in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden Eagle in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Golden Eagle in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in our monthly data.