Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila rapax (Tawny Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
📅 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 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.