Long-crested Eagle

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Ruaha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
5 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
17 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
18 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
20 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
24 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
25 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
26 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
27 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
29 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
30 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
31 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
33 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
36 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
37 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
38 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
39 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-crested Eagle in Ruaha National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Long-crested Eagle sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Long-crested Eagle in Ruaha National Park?

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

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