Bird
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes
Best monthsJan · Mar · Octmost records
Records414,370in 59 countries
Most seen inSweden117,132 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Golden Eagle in brief
The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird of prey.
Across the 59 countries we cover it has 414,370 published records, most of them from Sweden, France and Spain. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, March and October.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden117,132 records · best Jan, Feb
France68,125 records · best Mar, Apr
Spain54,071 records · best Apr, May
Canada53,787 records · best Oct, Mar
Norway30,178 records · best Jan, May
Finland19,096 records · best Oct, Apr
Denmark18,441 records · best Apr, May
Austria8,260 records · best Jul, Aug
Italy6,904 records · best Jan, Dec
Switzerland5,135 records · best Jul, Aug
Portugal4,758 records · best Apr, May
Türkiye3,663 records · best May, Apr
Russia3,237 records · best Jun, Jul
Iran2,618 records · best May, Dec
Mongolia2,156 records · best Jun, May
Estonia1,900 records · best Apr, May
Kazakhstan1,539 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom1,504 records · best May, Apr
Israel1,188 records · best Apr, Mar
Greece1,185 records · best Apr, May
Germany1,138 records · best Jun, May
Georgia1,128 records · best May, Apr
Bulgaria1,049 records · best May, Sep
Kyrgyzstan962 records · best Jun, Jul
Andorra713 records · best Nov, Aug
Azerbaijan533 records · best May, Nov
Armenia524 records · best May, Jun
Morocco461 records · best Mar, Apr
Slovakia426 records · best Aug, Jun
Ukraine390 records · best Oct, Dec
Uzbekistan236 records · best May, Feb
Romania226 records · best May, Aug
Poland224 records · best Jun, Mar
Algeria220 records · best Aug, Oct
Tajikistan166 records · best Jun, Apr
Albania136 records · best May, Aug
Oman101 records · best Nov, Feb
Slovenia100 records · best Jul, Aug
Hungary91 records · best May, Mar
Belarus90 records · best Feb, Jan
Croatia77 records · best Apr, Sep
Ireland76 records · best Apr, Aug
Montenegro66 records · best Mar, Oct
Tunisia48 records · best Apr, Mar
Liechtenstein41 records · best Jul, Feb
Latvia37 records · best Apr, May
Lithuania33 records · best Oct, Mar
Turkmenistan33 records · best May, Apr
Iraq32 records · best Jan, May
North Macedonia29 records · best Apr, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina24 records · best Jun, Apr
Serbia20 records · best May, Jun
Egypt20 records · best Aug, Oct
Afghanistan19 records · best Apr, Feb
Kosovo14 records · best Feb, Jan
Lebanon4 records · best Apr, May
Syria4 records · best Apr, Feb
San Marino1 records · best Oct, Jan
Libya1 records · best Jul, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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