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 NT    Grey-headed Fish-eagle* Id (Atlas):
    Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Fish-Eagle, Gray-headed Fish-Eagle, Grey-headed Fishing-Eagle, Gray-headed Fishing-Eagle, Greater Fish-Eagle, Greater Fishing-Eagle, Grey-headed Fish Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
61 - 75 cm
Wingspan: 162 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield, 1821)

Habitat
Favours rivers, lakes, lowland wetlands. Occasionally coastlines and offshore islands. From sea-level - 600 m.

Range (Guide)
Bangladesh (B), Brunei Darussalam (B), Cambodia (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Philippines (B), Singapore (B), Sri Lanka (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

India, Nepal and Sri Lanka east through Indochina and Malay Peninsula to Greater Sundas, northern and eastern Philippines and Sulawesi.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Loss of undisturbed wetlands, over-fishing, siltation, pollution and persecution are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Fish. Also snakes.

Voice
A loud, rasping 'err-wuk', the first note dipping the second rising.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

 
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus ichthyaetus) [XC704320]
     by Marc Anderson from bahtera track, Singapore (call)

 
Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus ichthyaetus) [XC179381]
     by Andrew Spencer from Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore (call)

Nest
Composed of sticks in a tree near water.

Eggs (Guide)
2 - 4; white.

Subspecies
Population of Sri Lanka sometimes awarded separate subspecies, plumbeiceps, which differs only in slightly smaller size and not normally accepted.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Grey-headed Fish-eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) - 10 files


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