Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila chrysaetos (Golden Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Tatra National Park
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Rough-legged Hawk
Buteo lagopus
📅 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 Golden Eagle in Tatra National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Golden Eagle sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden Eagle in Tatra National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Golden Eagle in Tatra National Park in our monthly data.