Tawny Eagle

Where to see

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Tarangire National Park leads · 26 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Tawny Eagle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
4 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
7 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~40%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
16 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~30%
17 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
18 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~20%
19 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~20%
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
21 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
22 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
23 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
24 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Tawny Eagle?

Tarangire National Park

In Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Eagle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 26 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Tawny Eagle?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March in Tarangire National Park (about 80%), September in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (about 80%) and February and April in Serengeti National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tawny Eagle on a given day. Each park's Tawny Eagle page has the full month-by-month chart.