
Long-crested Eagle
The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is an African bird of prey.
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 1,367 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.
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
Provinces where Long-crested Eagle is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,367 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Long-crested Eagle aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Wes-Kaap
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Gemsbok · Greater kudu
Gee terug aan Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Vanaf R 5,060 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom · Outeniqua yellowwood
Gee terug aan Revive Knysna
Vanaf R 2,310 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Woud-bioom
Vanaf R 2,170 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,340 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,370 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,380 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,580 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,580 per nag
Long-crested Eagle hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Bushbuck · Bushpig
Vanaf R 1,410 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy en 1 ander
Vanaf R 14,985 per nag
Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Gee terug aan Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Vanaf R 1,400 per nag
Woud-bioom
Gee terug aan National Sea Rescue Institute
Vanaf R 2,250 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Gee terug aan Cape Leopard Trust
Vanaf R 6,195 per nag
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Prys op aanvraag
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Vanaf R 2,800 per nag
Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 9,900 per nag
Fynbos-bioom · English oak
Prys op aanvraag
Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Barrydale Hospice
Vanaf R 4,355 per nag
Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy en 1 ander
Vanaf R 2,850 per nag
Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · White milkwood · Southern right whale
Gee terug aan Walker Bay Fynbos Conservancy
Prys op aanvraag
Whale coast and rolling farm country
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Long-crested Eagle te vind
Gashere het die Long-crested Eagle gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Goukamma Nature Reserve and Keurbooms River 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
Lophaetus occipitalis
Waarnemings
1,367
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Long-crested 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 Long-crested Eagle in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Long-crested Eagle at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve and Keurbooms River Nature Reserve. 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 Long-crested Eagle in South Africa?
The Long-crested Eagle is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (53% of records), Western Cape (15% of records), Eastern Cape (10% of records), based on 1,367 iNaturalist observations. 12 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape have recorded the Long-crested Eagle on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Long-crested Eagle?
The Long-crested 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. Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Keurbooms River Nature Reserve: year-round. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Long-crested Eagle?
The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is an African bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It is currently placed in a monotypic genus Lophaetus.
























