Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
📅 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Booted Eagle sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 234 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Booted Eagle in Table Mountain National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Booted Eagle in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.