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)
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
Jerdon's Baza
Aviceda jerdoni
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 Horton Plains National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Legge's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Horton Plains National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.