Where to see
Aquila chrysaetos
Hemis National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Golden Eagle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 3 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 4 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 8 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Hemis National Park
In Hemis National Park, India, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Eagle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park and more
After Hemis National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Golden Eagle are in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (Mongolia, about 40%), Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria, about 40%) and Denali National Park (United States, about 30%). Outside Asia, the best options are Hohe Tauern National Park in Europe (about 40%) and Denali National Park in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and March in Hemis National Park (about 70%), August in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (about 50%) and August in Hohe Tauern National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Golden Eagle on a given day. Each park's Golden Eagle page has the full month-by-month chart.
