Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusNisaetus (Asian Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesNisaetus kelaarti (Legge's Hawk-Eagle)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Legge's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
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
Sightings of Legge's Hawk-Eagle are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Legge's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.