Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusNisaetus (Asian Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesNisaetus cirrhatus (Crested Hawk-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Bandhavgarh National Park
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Indian Spotted Eagle
Aquila hastata
Indian White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
📅 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 Crested Hawk-Eagle in Bandhavgarh National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Crested Hawk-Eagle sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park, based on 277 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Hawk-Eagle in Bandhavgarh National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Crested Hawk-Eagle in Bandhavgarh National Park in our monthly data.