Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Grey-headed Fishing-eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus) - HBW 2, p. 123
French: Pygargue à tête grise
German: Graukopf Seeadler
Spanish: Pigarguillo Común
Other common names: Greater Fish(ing) Eagle
Taxonomy: Falco Ichthyaetus Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Population of Sri Lanka sometimes awarded separate race, plumbeiceps, which differs only in slightly smaller size; not normally accepted. Monotypic.
Distribution: India, Nepal and Sri Lanka E through Indochina and Malay Peninsula to Greater Sundas, N & E Philippines and Sulawesi.
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A bird perched on a bare branch, at the waters edge, with a close-up at the end. Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A bird on a big branch Locality Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2004 5 years ago 20 sec 4.1 -
An adult sitting on the nest Locality Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 27 February 2008 3 years ago 45 sec 3.8 -
A close-up of the head and claws of a perched bird. Locality Dusit Zoo, Khao Din Park, Dusit District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 3 April 2008 2 years ago 25 sec 3.5 -
An adult perched on a branch beside a road in windy conditions Locality Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 27 February 2008 3 years ago 32 sec 3.5 -
Two views of a perched bird at the waters edge, in windy conditions. Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 2 years ago 29 sec 3.3
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A perched adult bird up close.
Locality Yala (Ruhunu) National Park , Sri Lanka (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 31 July 2009 1 year ago 4 -
On a branch
Locality Prek Toal, Tonle Sap, Cambodia
Guy Poisson 29 December 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
A pair of Grey-headed Fish Eagles pearching on a dead tree.
Locality Singapore
William IP 31 December 2011 5 weeks ago 3.3 -
A bird perched.
Locality Prek Toal, Tonle Sap, Cambodia
LHarding 1 December 2007 2 years ago 2.5 -
A bird perched in a bamboo clump on the bank of a river
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 14 April 2010 1 year ago 2.4 -
adult in flyght
Locality Tonle Sap, Cambodia (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 13 February 2009 2 years ago 2.4
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Two calls by one bird just before dawn. Locality Okoki, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 9 March 2011 40 weeks ago 3.7
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