Pallas's Fish Eagle
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Pallas's Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
1,091 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Fish Eagle sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 1,091 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

White-tailed Eagle
LC

White-tailed Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliaeetus albicilla

<5% · Rare
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

50–60% · Likely
Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

40–50% · Likely
Slender-billed Vulture
CR

Slender-billed Vulture

Bird

Gyps tenuirostris

20–30% · Possible
Himalayan Vulture
NT

Himalayan Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps himalayensis

20–30% · Possible
Crested Hawk-Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus cirrhatus

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Spotted Eagle

Greater Spotted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila clanga

10–20% · With luck
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

5–10% · With luck
Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

5–10% · With luck
Black Baza
LC

Black Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda leuphotes

Insufficient data
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pallas's Fish Eagle in Kaziranga National Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Fish Eagle sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 1,091 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pallas's Fish Eagle in Kaziranga National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Pallas's Fish Eagle in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.

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