Crested Hawk-Eagle
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Crested Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus cirrhatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
1 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) or crested hawk-eagle is a large bird of prey species of the family Accipitridae. More informal or antiquated English common names include the marsh hawk-eagle or Indian crested hawk-eagle. It is a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, with signature feathers, absent in tropical raptors from outside this subfamily, covering the tarsus. It was formerly placed in the genus Spizaetus, but studies pointed to the group being paraphyletic resulting in the Old World members being placed in Nisaetus and separated from the New World species. It is a typical "hawk-eagle" in that it is an agile forest-dwelling predator and like many such eagles readily varies its prey selection between birds, mammals or reptiles as well as other vertebrates. Among the members of its genus, the changeable hawk-eagle stands out as the most widely distributed, adaptable and abundant species. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle
LC

Blyth's Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus alboniger

10–20% · With luck
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
VU

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus nanus

5–10% · With luck
Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-bellied Eagle
NT

Rufous-bellied Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophotriorchis kienerii

<5% · Rare
Gray-faced Buzzard
LC

Gray-faced Buzzard

Bird

Butastur indicus

<5% · Rare
Jerdon's Baza
LC

Jerdon's Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda jerdoni

<5% · Rare
Black Baza
LC

Black Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda leuphotes

<5% · Rare
Brahminy Kite
LC

Brahminy Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haliastur indus

Insufficient data
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Crested Hawk-Eagle at Khao Luang National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
40–50%
3 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
5 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
6 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
14 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
15 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
16 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
17 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
18 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
19 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
20 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
21 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
22 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
23 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
24 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
25 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
26 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
27 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
28 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
29 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
30 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
31 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
32 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
33 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
34 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
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