Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800)

53–58 cmLength1.1 kgWeight

The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is an African bird of prey characterised by its shaggy crest of feathers.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Long-crested Eagle has been recorded at 396 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 32 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Lake Nakuru NPKenya991 records
Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism ParkRwanda318 records
Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya300 records

More places

Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda275 records
Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda268 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda265 records
Kibale NPUganda261 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda258 records
Bigodi SwampUganda256 records
Nairobi NPKenya253 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Kenya Tanzania South Africa Rwanda Zimbabwe Gambia Ethiopia

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

The long-crested eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) is an African bird of prey characterised by its shaggy crest of feathers. In the family Accipitridae which includes all the eagles, it is currently placed in a monotypic genus Lophaetus. It is found throughout mid- and southern Africa, with differing home ranges due to food availability and suitable habitat area, but lives mainly on forest edges and near moist areas.

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