Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
📅 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 Booted Eagle in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Booted Eagle sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 377 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Booted Eagle in Sierra Nevada National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Booted Eagle in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.