Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Pallas's Fish Eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

The Pallas's Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) is a 2.9 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

2.9 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in India, Bhutan, Mongolia, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Belarus, Germany, Russia, Oman, Iran.

Where to see it: Boon Tsagan Nuur (Mongolia); Рыбхоз Волма (Volma fish farm) (Belarus); Haleji Lake (Pakistan); Ugii Lake, Ugiinuur, Arkhangai, MN (Mongolia); Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - General (Nepal).

Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist