Subspecies in India
This is also known as the Ring-tailed Fishing Eagle.
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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This rare species is also known as the Ring-tailed Fishing Eagle. It inhabits the inland wetlands, from the lower level up to 5,000m. It is migratory, breeding in India (mainly in Uttarakhand and Assam) and wintering in Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Russia. This species may be possibly extinct in Thailand and Iran (BirdLife International 2018).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
According to the IUCN Red List Assessment, the population of this species is declining, with the current population size estimated at 1,000-2,499 individuals. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to large-scale agriculture and other human encroachments (BirdLife International 2018).
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
BirdLife International 2018. Haliaeetus leucoryphus . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22695130A131934599. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22695130A131934599.en. Accessed on 31 January 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas, 1771) – Pallas's Fish Eagle. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/haliaeetus-leucoryphus, accessed 2025/03/25.