African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusAquila (True Eagles)
- SpeciesAquila spilogaster (African Hawk-Eagle)
The African hawk-eagle (Aquila spilogaster) is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. This species' feathered legs mark it as a member of the Aquilinae subfamily. The African hawk-eagle breeds in tropical Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a bird of assorted woodland, including both savanna and hilly areas, but they tend to occur in woodland that is typically dry. The species tends to be rare in areas where their preferred habitat type is absent. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Fasciated Snake Eagle
Circaetus fasciolatus
African Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of African Hawk-Eagle at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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