Wedge-tailed Eagle

Where to see

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

Flinders Ranges National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
2 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
3 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
4 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
5 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
6 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Wedge-tailed Eagle?

Flinders Ranges National Park

In Flinders Ranges National Park, Australia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-tailed Eagle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Wedge-tailed Eagle?

Maria Island National Park and more

After Flinders Ranges National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Wedge-tailed Eagle are in Maria Island National Park (Australia, about 30%), Cape Range (Australia, about 20%) and Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Wedge-tailed Eagle?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March in Flinders Ranges National Park (about 80%), May in Maria Island National Park (about 50%) and April and July in Cape Range (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Wedge-tailed Eagle on a given day. Each park's Wedge-tailed Eagle page has the full month-by-month chart.