Crested Eagle
Morphnus guianensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusMorphnus
- SpeciesMorphnus guianensis (Crested Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Plumbeous Kite
Ictinia plumbea
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Double-toothed Kite
Harpagus bidentatus
Slate-colored Hawk
Leucopternis schistaceus
Slender-billed Kite
Helicolestes hamatus
Snail Kite
Rostrhamus sociabilis
Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens
Gray-headed Kite
Leptodon cayanensis
Great Black-Hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
White Hawk
Leucopternis albicollis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Eagle in Yasuní National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Crested Eagle sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Eagle in Yasuní National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Crested Eagle in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.