Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Aquila africana (Cassin, 1865)

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Cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana) or Cassin's eagle, is a relatively small eagle in the family Accipitridae.

Most records: Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle has been recorded at 71 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeGhana102 records
Kakum NP – CanopyGhana63 records
Kakum National ParkGhana55 records

More places

Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda48 records
Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityGhana45 records
Budongo Forest Reserve – Royal MileUganda41 records
Ankasa NPGhana39 records
Nyungwe NP – UwinkaRwanda35 records
Antwikwaa – forest edge & farm scrubGhana35 records
Nyungwe Forest NPRwanda34 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Uganda Rwanda Cameroon Sierra Leone Kenya Gabon Congo - Kinshasa

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana) or Cassin's eagle, is a relatively small eagle in the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs mark it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. A forest-dependent species, it occurs in primary rainforests across western, central and (marginally) eastern Africa where it preys on birds and tree squirrels.

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