Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila africana (Cassin's Hawk-Eagle)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Cassin's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Palmnut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Cassin's Hawk-Eagle are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cassin's Hawk-Eagle in Virunga National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Cassin's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cassin's Hawk-Eagle in Virunga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cassin's Hawk-Eagle in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.