Pallas's Fish Eagle
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Pallas's Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
10 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea eagle. It breeds in the east Palearctic in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is partially migratory, with Central Asian birds wintering among the southern Asian birds in northern India, and also further west to the Persian Gulf. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Fish Eagle sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

20–30% · Possible
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
NT

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nisaetus nipalensis

20–30% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Black Eagle

Black Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ictinaetus malayensis

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-bellied Eagle
NT

Rufous-bellied Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophotriorchis kienerii

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
LC

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Accipiter nisus

5–10% · With luck
Himalayan Vulture
NT

Himalayan Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps himalayensis

<5% · Rare
Jerdon's Baza
LC

Jerdon's Baza

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aviceda jerdoni

<5% · Rare
Crested Hawk-Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus cirrhatus

<5% · Rare
Himalayan Buzzard
LC

Himalayan Buzzard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buteo refectus

<5% · Rare
Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Pied Harrier
LC

Pied Harrier

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Circus melanoleucos

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pallas's Fish Eagle in Royal Manas National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Fish Eagle sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pallas's Fish Eagle in Royal Manas National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Pallas's Fish Eagle in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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