Tawny Eagle
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Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
9 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its heavily feathered legs mark it as a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, also known as booted eagles. Tawny eagles have an extensive but discontinuous breeding range that constitutes much of the African continent as well as the Indian subcontinent, with rare residency in the southern Middle East. Throughout its range, it favours open dry habitats such as semideserts, deserts steppes, or savanna plains. Despite its preference for arid areas, the species seldom occurs in areas where trees are entirely absent. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Eagle sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

<5% · Rare
African Hawk-Eagle
LC

African Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila spilogaster

<5% · Rare
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
LC

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Bird

Aquila africana

Insufficient data
Augur Buzzard
LC

Augur Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo augur

50–60% · Likely
Mountain Buzzard
NT

Mountain Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo oreophilus

20–30% · Possible
African Harrier-Hawk
LC

African Harrier-Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyboroides typus

20–30% · With luck
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

10–20% · With luck
Crowned Eagle
NT

Crowned Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stephanoaetus coronatus

10–20% · With luck
Long-crested Eagle
LC

Long-crested Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophaetus occipitalis

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-billed Kite

Yellow-billed Kite

Bird

Milvus aegyptius

Insufficient data
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

5–10% · With luck
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
5 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
9 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
11 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
30–40%
12 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
13 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
15 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
17 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
18 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
19 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
21 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
22 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
23 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
24 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
25 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
27 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
28 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
29 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
30 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
31 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
32 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
33 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
34 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
35 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
36 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
37 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
38 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
39 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
40 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
41 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
42 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
43 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
44 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
45 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
46 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
47 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
48 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
49 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny Eagle in Aberdare National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Eagle sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tawny Eagle in Aberdare National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Eagle in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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