African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila spilogaster (African Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus
📅 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 African Hawk-Eagle in Tarangire National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a African Hawk-Eagle sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 211 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Hawk-Eagle in Tarangire National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for African Hawk-Eagle in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.