Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusLophaetus
- SpeciesLophaetus occipitalis (Long-crested Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
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
Rueppell's Vulture
Gyps rueppellii
Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
📅 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 Long-crested Eagle in Tarangire National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Long-crested Eagle sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 176 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-crested Eagle in Tarangire National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Long-crested Eagle in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.