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Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
3 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. They are one of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their napes. Immature eagles of this species typically have white on the tail and often have white markings on the wings. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila pomarina

Insufficient data
Common Buzzard
LC Endemic

Common Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo buteo

30–40% · Possible
Western Marsh-Harrier
LC

Western Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus aeruginosus

20–30% · Possible
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

10–20% · With luck
White-tailed Eagle
LC

White-tailed Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus albicilla

10–20% · With luck
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

10–20% · With luck
Red Kite
LC

Red Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus milvus

<5% · Rare
Bearded Vulture
NT

Bearded Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gypaetus barbatus

Insufficient data
Montagu's Harrier
LC

Montagu's Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus pygargus

<5% · Rare
European Honey-buzzard
LC

European Honey-buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pernis apivorus

<5% · Rare
Rough-legged Hawk
LC

Rough-legged Hawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo lagopus

<5% · Rare
Pale Harrier
NT

Pale Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus macrourus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Golden Eagle at Wadden Sea National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
10–20%
3 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
7 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
9 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
10 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
11 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
12 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
13 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
14 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
15 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
16 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
17 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
18 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
19 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
20 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
21 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
23 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
24 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
25 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
26 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
27 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
33 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
34 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
35 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
38 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
40 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
41 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
42 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
44 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
45 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
46 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
47 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
48 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
49 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
50 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
51 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
52 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
53 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
55 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
56 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
57 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
58 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
59 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
60 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
61 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
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