African Hawk-Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
20–30%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
9 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
17 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
18 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
20 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
22 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
25 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
26 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
28 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
31 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
32 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
33 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
34 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
36 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
37 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
38 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
39 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Hawk-Eagle in Ruaha National Park?

About 19% of visitor-days record a African Hawk-Eagle sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Hawk-Eagle in Ruaha National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for African Hawk-Eagle in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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