Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusIctinaetus
- SpeciesIctinaetus malayensis (Black Eagle)
The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae, and it is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus. It soars over forests in the hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South and Southeast Asia, as well as southeastern China, hunting mammals and birds, particularly at their nests. It is easily identified by its widely splayed and long primary "fingers", the characteristic silhouette, slow flight and yellow ceres and legs that contrast with the dark feathers. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black Eagle sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Eagle in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Black Eagle sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black Eagle in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black Eagle in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.