Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle)
The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Booted Eagle sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
African Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
📅 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 Booted Eagle in Garden Route National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Booted Eagle sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Booted Eagle in Garden Route National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Booted Eagle in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.