Pallas's Fish Eagle
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHaliaeetus (Northern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles)
- SpeciesHaliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas's Fish Eagle)
Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea eagle. It breeds in the east Palearctic in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is partially migratory, with Central Asian birds wintering among the southern Asian birds in northern India, and also further west to the Persian Gulf. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Fish Eagle sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 388 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 4 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pallas's Fish Eagle in Jim Corbett National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Fish Eagle sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 388 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pallas's Fish Eagle in Jim Corbett National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Pallas's Fish Eagle in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.