Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusIcthyophaga (Southern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles)
- SpeciesIcthyophaga ichthyaetus (Gray-headed Fish-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 13 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 17 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 18 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 19 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Fish-Eagle in Wilpattu National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Gray-headed Fish-Eagle sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 175 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Fish-Eagle in Wilpattu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Fish-Eagle in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.