Mountain Hawk-Eagle
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Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Nikko National Park
4 Verified records at Nikko National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mountain hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) or Hodgson's hawk-eagle, is a large bird of prey native to Asia. The latter name is in reference to the naturalist, Brian Houghton Hodgson, who described the species after collecting one himself in the Himalayas. A less widely recognized common English name is the feather-toed eagle. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. Its feathered tarsus marks this species as a member of the subfamily Aquilinae. It is a confirmed breeding species in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, from India, Nepal (hence the epithet nipalensis) through Bangladesh to Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, although its distribution could be wider still as breeding species. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

50–60% · Likely
Eastern Buzzard
LC

Eastern Buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Buteo japonicus

20–30% · Possible
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

<5% · Rare
Hen Harrier
LC

Hen Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus cyaneus

Insufficient data
Eastern Marsh-Harrier
LC

Eastern Marsh-Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus spilonotus

Insufficient data
Gray-faced Buzzard
LC

Gray-faced Buzzard

Bird

Butastur indicus

Insufficient data
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Insufficient data
Osprey
LC

Osprey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pandion haliaetus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Mountain Hawk-Eagle at Nikko National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
6 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
14 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
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