Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii Lesson, 1831 — also called Black Eagle, African Black Eagle, VEEA. Occurrence records of the Verreaux's Eagle are shared on GBIF from around 42 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kloofendal Nature Reserve (2 042 records), in 9 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernAccipitridae

42reserves with records

6 237records around them

9provinces

LCIUCN category

Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) — Photo: Dfmalan · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	2 042
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	944
Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve	GP Gauteng	555
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	367
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	315
Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	294
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	274
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	270
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	210
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	197
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	165
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	108
Ithala Game ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	105
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	66
Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve	FS Free State	38
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	31
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	29
Camdeboo National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	27
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	26
Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	24
Lanner GorgeProtected area	LP Limpopo	24
Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	20
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	15
Vogelgat Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	14
Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area	NC Northern Cape	8
BeaverlacNature reserve	WC Western Cape	8
Morning Sun Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	7
Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	GP Gauteng	7
Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserve	LP Limpopo	5
EWT Medike ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	5
Kgaswane Nature Reserve RustenburgNature reserve	NW North West	4
Masebe Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	3
Hottentots Holland Nature ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Swartberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	3
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	3
Commando Drift Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	3
Bon Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	3
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Hottentotsholland Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	2
Percy Fyfe Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	2
Anysberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 19 reserves
Limpopo: 6 reserves
Northern Cape: 4 reserves
Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Gauteng: 4 reserves
Free State: 2 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 1 reserve
Mpumalanga: 1 reserve
North West: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Scientific name: Aquila verreauxii
GBIF taxon: 5229184
Wikidata: Q747827

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.

Verreaux's Eagle

Where it is recorded

By province

Taxonomy

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