Where does the Long-crested Eagle live?
Lophaetus occipitalis has 78,787 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 78,787 records
- 43 places
- 109 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesAccipitriformesAccipitridaeLophaetus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 41,521 | |
| Uganda | 10,548 | |
| Kenya | 10,173 | |
| Tanzania | 4,355 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2,373 | |
| Rwanda | 2,112 | |
| Gambia | 1,744 | |
| Ethiopia | 1,148 | |
| Zambia | 1,016 | |
| Mozambique | 443 | |
| DR Congo | 373 | |
| Nigeria | 365 | |
| Eswatini | 327 | |
| Benin | 306 | |
| Botswana | 291 | |
| Cameroon | 271 | |
| Ghana | 229 | |
| Angola | 225 | |
| Malawi | 190 | |
| Senegal | 137 | |
| Namibia | 134 | |
| Chad | 92 | |
| South Sudan | 67 | |
| Gabon | 58 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 55 | |
| Sierra Leone | 38 | |
| Guinea | 37 | |
| Lesotho | 31 | |
| Sudan | 19 | |
| Burundi | 18 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 18 | |
| Liberia | 14 | |
| Togo | 14 | |
| Congo | 13 | |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | |
| Eritrea | 8 | |
| Central African Republic | 5 | |
| Niger | 4 | |
| Djibouti | 1 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
Related animals
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12,453,989 records
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7,794,263 records
Common Buzzard
7,541,433 records
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5,090,488 records
Red-shouldered
5,068,701 records
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
3,359,616 records
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
2,938,262 records
Black Kite
2,793,592 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.