Tawny Eagle

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Serengeti National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny Eagle in Serengeti National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Tawny Eagle sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 2543 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tawny Eagle in Serengeti National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Eagle in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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