Aquila fasciata
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey. The common name of the bird commemorates the Italian ornithologist and collector Franco Andrea Bonelli. Bonelli is credited with gathering the type specimen, most likely from an exploration of Sardinia. Like all eagles, Bonelli's eagle belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs marked it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. This species breeds from southern Europe, Africa on the montane perimeter of the Sahara Desert, and across the Indian subcontinent to Indonesia. In Eurasia, this species may be found as far west as Portugal and as far east as southeastern China and Thailand. It is usually a resident breeder.
Bonelli's eagle often occurs in hilly or mountainous habitats, with rocky walls or crags, from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Habitats are often open to wooded land and can occur in arid to semi-moist climate. It can be considered partially opportunistic, but is a specialist predator of the European rabbit, galliforms and pigeons. On evidence, when staple prey populations decline or are locally scarce, Bonelli's eagle switches to being an opportunistic predator of a wide variety of birds. Despite its persistence over a large range and its continued classification as a least concern species by the IUCN Red List, Bonelli's eagle has declined precipitously in various parts of its range, including almost all of its European distribution, and may face potential local extinction. Its decline is due to widespread habitat destruction, electrocution from electricity pylons as well as persistent persecution. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 16 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 18 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberec Zoo | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 2 | Zoobotánico Jerez | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | |
| 4 | Carmel Hai-Bar Nature Reserve | 🇮🇱 Israel | |
| 5 | Natura Parc | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | El Hadj Aissa Zoo | 🇩🇿 Algeria | |
| 7 | Fauconnerie du Puy du Fou | 🇫🇷 France |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bonelli's Eagle sighting in Camargue on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 176th most-seen of the 212 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bonelli's Eagle in Camargue on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bonelli's Eagle sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
15th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Bonelli's Eagle sightings, Camargue ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Eravikulam National Park (India, about 10%), Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 10%) and Mudumalai National Park (India, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bonelli's Eagle is recorded against all the birds logged in Camargue (48 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
