Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusAquila (True Eagles)
SpeciesAquila verreauxii (Verreaux's Eagle)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Hwange National Park

3 Verified records at Hwange National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Verreaux's eagle (; Aquila verreauxii) is a large, mostly African, bird of prey. It is also called the black eagle, especially in southern Africa, not to be confused with the black eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis) of south and southeast Asia. The Verreaux's eagle lives in hilly and mountainous regions of southern and eastern Africa (extending marginally into Chad, Mali and Niger), and very locally in the Middle East. Verreaux's eagle is one of the most specialized species of accipitrid in the world, with its distribution and life history revolving around its favorite prey species, the rock hyraxes. When hyrax populations decline, the species have been shown to survive with mixed success on other prey, such as small antelopes, gamebirds, hares, monkeys and other assorted vertebrates. Despite a high degree of specialization, Verreaux's eagle has, from a conservation standpoint, been faring relatively well in historic times. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Aquila rapax

Aquila spilogaster

Aquila pomarina

Aquila nipalensis

Terathopius ecaudatus

Gyps africanus

Milvus migrans

Necrosyrtes monachus

Haliaeetus vocifer

Circaetus cinereus

Trigonoceps occipitalis

20–30% · Possible

Polemaetus bellicosus

10–20% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Verreaux's Eagle at Hwange National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
2	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	10–20%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5–10%
4	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
6	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
7	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
8	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
9	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
19	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
20	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
24	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
26	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
27	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
30	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
31	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Verreaux's Eagle

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Tawny Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Steppe Eagle

Bateleur

White-backed Vulture

Black Kite

Hooded Vulture

African Fish-Eagle

Brown Snake Eagle

White-headed Vulture

Martial Eagle

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found