Best Hotspots to See the Tawny Eagle

Where can you see the Tawny Eagle?

Some of the best places to see the Tawny Eagle in the wild include Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda), Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda) — among 50 wildlife hotspots across 8 countries, including Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Africa. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.

National Park

Aberdare National Park

Mweiga ward, Kenya

+394 birds+30 mammals

Where the central highlands of Kenya rise to their elemental grandeur, the Aberdare range unfolds across Nyeri County as a montane stronghold of cool, misty forest…

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Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park

Ethiopia

+438 birds+7 mammals

Two crater lakes of contrasting chemistry define this remote corner of Ethiopia's Rift Valley, where soda lakes and freshwater basins create a mosaic of distinct aquatic…

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Amboseli National Park

Etonet/Lenkism ward, Kenya

+501 birds+43 mammals

Where the Amboseli basin opens toward the Tanzanian frontier, a shallow alkaline lake mirrors vast skies across one of East Africa's most iconic savanna landscapes. The…

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Nature Reserve

Arabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve

Kilifi, Kenya

+383 birds+29 mammals

Coastal forest rises from the Indian Ocean plains of Kilifi County, where sandy soils and seasonal rainfall have sculpted a woodland ecosystem unlike anywhere else on…

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Arusha National Park

Tanzania

+555 birds+16 mammals

Where the slopes of Mount Mawenzi rise above the Arusha region, a compact yet ecologically rich national park unfolds across montane forest, moorland, and alpine zones.…

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Awash National Park

Didiga, Ethiopia

+473 birds+23 mammals

Where the Ethiopian Rift Valley carves through volcanic plateaus, a ribbon of riverine forest winds through acacia scrubland and grassland, creating a mosaic of habitats that…

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National Park

Bandhavgarh National Park

Garhpuri, India

+285 birds+17 mammals

Where granite ridges rise dramatically above sal and bamboo forests, one of India's most pristine tiger reserves unfolds across the Vindhyan plateau. Ancient rock formations tower…

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Bandipur National Park

Hirehalli, India

+302 birds+19 mammals

Where the Western Ghats descend into the Deccan plateau, ancient deciduous forests blanket a landscape carved by the Nugu River. Bandipur unfolds across 880 square kilometres…

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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Kanyashogi, Uganda

+603 birds+26 mammals

Steep ridges cloaked in montane forest rise from Uganda's southwestern borderlands, where the landscape grows so dense and tangled that early explorers named it impenetrable. At…

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National Park

Chobe National Park

Botswana

+446 birds+45 mammals

Where the Chobe River cuts a sinuous path through northern Botswana, the landscape transforms into one of Africa's most dynamic wetland-savanna mosaics. This national park encompasses…

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Etosha National Park

Namibia

+356 birds+58 mammals

Across northern Namibia's stark semi-arid plateau, a vast shallow depression transforms seasonally into one of Africa's most dramatic wildlife theaters. Etosha National Park, encompassing more than…

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Hell’s Gate National Park

Olkaria ward, Kenya

+388 birds+18 mammals

Volcanic scarps and geothermal vents dominate the floor of Hell's Gate, where the East African Rift has carved a dramatic gorge through crystalline rock formations. The…

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Ithala Game Reserve

uPhongolo Local Municipality, South Africa

+328 birds+26 mammals

Rolling thornbush savanna and acacia woodland dominate the landscape of this 494-square-kilometre national park in KwaZulu-Natal's uPhongolo Local Municipality, where granite outcrops punctuate grassland plateaus and…

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Kanha Tiger Reserve

Kanha Kisli F.V., India

+321 birds+23 mammals

Where sal forests give way to emerald meadows and crystalline streams carve through ancient valleys, one of India's finest wilderness reserves unfolds across the Maikal Range.…

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Khaudum National Park

Botswana

+213 birds+13 mammals

Where the Okavango's northern tributaries meander through miombo woodland and riverine forest, Khaudum National Park unfolds across a landscape of profound ecological richness and isolation. This…

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Kidepo Valley National Park

Uganda

+478 birds+24 mammals

Where the Narus and Kidepo rivers carve through northeastern Uganda's semi-arid lowlands, a landscape of sparse acacia woodland, grassland, and riverine thickets creates one of East…

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Kilimanjaro National Park

Kenya

+207 birds+16 mammals

Africa's highest mountain rises not in isolation but as the centerpiece of a vast national park that sweeps across the borderlands of northern Tanzania, where savanna…

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Kruger National Park

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality, South Africa

+540 birds+91 mammals

Across the low-lying savanna of northeastern South Africa unfolds one of Africa's largest and most ecologically intact protected areas, where acacia woodlands merge into mopane scrub…

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National Park

Lake Mburo National Park

Uganda

+505 birds+24 mammals

Rolling acacia woodland and scattered lakes define this intimate savanna preserve in southwestern Uganda, where the rift valley's geological drama shapes every water source and grassland.…

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Nature Reserve

Mabamba Swamp

Memere, Uganda

+464 birds+2 mammals

Across the Central Region of Uganda spreads one of Africa's most biodiverse freshwater wetlands, a sprawling nature reserve of roughly 283 square kilometres where papyrus swamps…

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National Park

Mago National Park

Ethiopia

+128 birds+3 mammals

Where the Omo River cuts through southern Ethiopia's arid borderlands, Mago National Park sprawls across a landscape of dramatic escarpments, riverine forests, and semi-arid savanna that…

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Marakele National Park

Modimolle Local Municipality, South Africa

+341 birds+36 mammals

Granite ridges and sprawling grasslands dominate this 1,176-square-kilometre reserve in Limpopo's heartland, where bushveld transitions between rocky outcrops and open savanna. The park's rugged topography creates…

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Meru National Park

Igembe Central, Kenya

+408 birds+38 mammals

Granite outcrops and acacia woodland rise across the northern reaches of Meru, where semi-arid savanna transitions into drier scrubland under the fierce equatorial sun. The park's…

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Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Cyanika, Uganda

+429 birds+6 mammals

Where the Virunga Mountains rise steeply from the Uganda–Rwanda–Democratic Republic of Congo frontier, montane forest cloaks the volcanic slopes in a dense, moisture-laden embrace. Mgahinga Gorilla…

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Mokala National Park

Siyancuma Local Municipality, South Africa

+246 birds+35 mammals

Across the semi-arid savanna of the Northern Cape, where red earth meets sparse acacia woodland and open grassland punctuated by rocky outcrops, lies a landscape shaped…

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Murchison Falls National Park

Uganda

+608 birds+33 mammals

Where the Victoria Nile compresses through a narrow gorge and explodes across a 45-meter precipice, the landscape speaks in thunder. Murchison Falls National Park sprawls across…

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Nairobi National Park

Nairobi, Kenya

+515 birds+35 mammals

Just minutes from Kenya's capital, where the Nairobi River winds through acacia woodland and open grassland, lies one of Africa's most paradoxical wildlife sanctuaries. The park's…

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Nech Sar National Park

Arba Minch, Ethiopia

+191 birds+10 mammals

Where the East African Rift Valley plateaus drop dramatically toward the shore of Lake Abaya, a mosaic of habitats unfolds across sun-scorched savanna and acacia woodland.…

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Wildlife Management Area

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Tanzania

+626 birds+55 mammals

Volcanic calderas and open grassland dominate this high plateau in northern Tanzania, where the landscape rises above 2,000 metres and ancient geological forces have shaped both…

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Nkasa Rupara National Park

Namibia

+283 birds+17 mammals

Where the Zambezi's floodplains spill across the border between Namibia and Botswana, Nkasa Rupara National Park unfolds across 518 square kilometers of wetland and woodland mosaic.…

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Nxai Pan National Park

Botswana

+226 birds+16 mammals

Across the northwestern reaches of Botswana stretches a landscape of profound seasonal transformation—a sprawling pan system where shallow depressions fill and empty with the rains, creating…

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Omo National Park

Ethiopia

+61 birds+4 mammals

Where the Omo River carves through southwestern Ethiopia, a landscape of riverine woodland, acacia savanna, and scattered grassland unfolds across one of East Africa's most remote…

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Pilanesberg National Park

Moses Kotane Local Municipality, South Africa

+364 birds+49 mammals

Granite peaks and volcanic ridges rise unexpectedly from the savanna floor across this 734-square-kilometre expanse in the North West province, creating a landscape of profound ecological…

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National Park

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Uganda

+672 birds+30 mammals

Across the southwestern escarpment of Uganda, where the Western Rift Valley descends through ancient volcanic terrain, Queen Elizabeth National Park sprawls across more than 8,300 square…

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Ruma National Park

Suba, Kenya

+250 birds+8 mammals

Where the Winam Gulf narrows toward the Kenyan mainland, Ruma National Park rises as a sanctuary of evergreen woodland set within the humid tropics of Homa…

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Saiwa Swamp National Park

Sinyerere ward, Kenya

+255 birds+4 mammals

Where papyrus and sedge marshes stretch across a highland plateau in western Kenya, Saiwa Swamp National Park shelters one of East Africa's most productive freshwater wetland…

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Nature Reserve

Samburu National Reserve

Samburu, Kenya

+430 birds+42 mammals

Across the arid plains of northern Kenya, where scattered acacia woodland gives way to rocky outcrops and dry riverbeds, Samburu National Park unfolds as one of…

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National Park

Serengeti National Park

Tanzania

+558 birds+57 mammals

Across Tanzania's northern plateau, where volcanic soils meet acacia woodland and open grassland, unfolds one of Earth's most dynamic ecosystems. The Serengeti National Park sprawls across…

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Simien Mountains National Park

Debark, Ethiopia

+120 birds+9 mammals

Where granite escarpments plunge thousands of metres into misty valleys, the Ethiopian highlands reveal a landscape of almost mythical drama. These volcanic plateaus, carved by ancient…

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Observation Point

Skeleton Coast Park

Barcelona, Namibia

+143 birds+7 mammals

Where the Atlantic's cold Benguela Current collides with one of Africa's most hostile coastlines, the Skeleton Coast Park sprawls across more than 104,000 square kilometres of…

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National Park

Tarangire National Park

Tanzania

+527 birds+50 mammals

Acacia woodland and grassland sweep across the Manyara Region where the Tarangire River carves through low hills and volcanic soils, creating one of East Africa's most…

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National Park

Toro-Semliki Proposed National Park

Uganda

+474 birds+5 mammals

Where the Albertine Rift's western escarpment rises above the Semliki River valley, a vast mosaic of forest, savanna and wetland converges to create one of East…

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National Park

Tsavo East National Park

Athi ward, Kenya

+468 birds+50 mammals

Across the semi-arid lowlands of southeastern Kenya, where acacia woodland fragments into scrubland and the landscape rolls toward the Indian Ocean horizon, lies one of Africa's…

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Tsavo West National Park

Mwatate, Kenya

+513 birds+49 mammals

Where volcanic ridges and weathered lava flows meet the semi-arid lowlands of south-central Kenya, Tsavo West National Park unfolds across a landscape sculpted by fire and…

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Virunga National Park

Uganda

+418 birds+13 mammals

Where the Western Rift Valley fractures the landscape of North Kivu, Virunga National Park sprawls across terrain as geologically dramatic as it is ecologically vital. Volcanic…

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Volcanoes National Park

Musanze District, Uganda

+152 birds+6 mammals

Where volcanic cones rise sharply above the montane forests of northern Uganda, Volcanoes National Park protects one of East Africa's most dramatic high-altitude ecosystems. The park's…

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National Park

Watamu Marine National Park

Dabaso ward, Kenya

+328 birds+12 mammals

Where mangrove channels meet coral gardens and sandy shallows blend into the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, Watamu Marine National Park unfolds across the Kilifi…

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Waterberg Plateau National Park

Okambukonde, Namibia

+198 birds+27 mammals

Where ancient sandstone cliffs rise 200 metres above the surrounding bushveld, a fortress of geology creates one of southern Africa's most compelling ecosystems. The plateau's steep…

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Wildlife Sanctuary

Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary

Bedewera, Ethiopia

+359 birds+5 mammals

Where acacia woodlands meet volcanic plateaus in southern Ethiopia, a landscape of austere beauty unfolds across nearly 2,500 square kilometers. Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls across semi-arid…

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Wildlife Sanctuary

Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch

Nakasongola, Uganda

+359 birds+11 mammals

Where papyrus wetlands merge into sprawling savanna, Uganda's central landscape opens into one of East Africa's most vital rhino recovery zones. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch…

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