Where to see
Lophaetus occipitalis
Lake Nakuru National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Long-crested Eagle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Lake Nakuru National Park
In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Long-crested Eagle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Queen Elizabeth National Park and more
After Lake Nakuru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Long-crested Eagle are in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 50%), Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 40%) and Murchison Falls National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 70%), June in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 60%) and April and December in Akagera National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-crested Eagle on a given day. Each park's Long-crested Eagle page has the full month-by-month chart.
