Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
📅 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 Tawny Eagle in Ruaha National Park?
About 36% of visitor-days record a Tawny Eagle sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 100 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny Eagle in Ruaha National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Eagle in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.