Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusIcthyophaga (Southern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles)
- SpeciesIcthyophaga ichthyaetus (Gray-headed Fish-Eagle)
The grey-headed fish eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) is a fish-eating bird of prey from Southeast Asia. It is a large stocky raptor with adults having dark brown upper body, grey head and lighter underbelly and white legs. Juveniles are paler with darker streaking. It is often confused with the lesser fish eagle (Icthyophaga humilis) and the Pallas's fish eagle. The lesser fish eagle is similar in plumage but smaller and the Pallas's fish eagle shares the same habitat and feeding behaviour but is larger with longer wings and darker underparts. Is often called tank eagle in Sri Lanka due to its fondness for irrigation tanks. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Fish-Eagle sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Himalayan Vulture
Gyps himalayensis
White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Indian Spotted Eagle
Aquila hastata
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
📅 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 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 18 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 19 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 20 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 21 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Fish-Eagle in Royal Bardia National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Fish-Eagle sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 72 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Fish-Eagle in Royal Bardia National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Fish-Eagle in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.