
Booted Eagle
The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus, also classified as Aquila pennata) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa.
Spesie-insigte
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 949 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Booted Eagle is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
949 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Booted Eagle aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Wes-Kaap
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Black backed jackal · Honey badger
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 350 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Pietersfontein Conservancy
Vanaf R 1,155 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Gemsbok · Greater kudu
Gee terug aan Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Vanaf R 5,060 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,180 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prys op aanvraag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 680 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Black backed jackal · Honey badger
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 1,500 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prys op aanvraag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 180 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 230 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 300 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,460 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,990 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,990 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 320 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,600 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,520 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,320 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,320 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,320 per nag
Booted Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,780 per nag
Southern right whales, sea cliffs, and Hermanus's harbour town
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Booted Eagle te vind
Gashere het die Booted Eagle gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve and Gamkaberg Nature Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Van laatoggend tot middel van die middag. Roofvoëls sweef sodra die son warm lugstrome laat opstyg.
- Vroegoggend. Sit dikwels terwyl die lug warm word.
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Hieraaetus pennatus
Waarnemings
949
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Booted Eagle op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Booted Eagle in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Booted Eagle at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve and Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Booted Eagle in South Africa?
The Booted Eagle is most recorded in Western Cape (70% of records), Northern Cape (13% of records), Eastern Cape (11% of records), based on 949 iNaturalist observations. 46 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Booted Eagle on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Booted Eagle?
The Booted Eagle is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Booted Eagle?
The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus, also classified as Aquila pennata) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.





























