Pallas's fish eagle Facts

Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle.

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Pallas's fish eagle is a large, brownish sea-eagle.

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Pallas's fish eagle breeds in Central Asia.

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Pallas's fish eagle has a light brown hood over a white face.

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The wings Pallas's fish eagle are dark brown and the back rufous, darker underneath.

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The tail Pallas's fish eagle is black with a wide, distinctive white stripe.

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Underwings Pallas's fish eagle have a white band. Juveniles are overall darker with no band on the tail.

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Pallas's fish eagle measures 72–84 cm (28–33 in) in length with a wingspan of 180–215 cm (71–85 in).

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Females Pallas's fish eagle at 2.1-3.7 kg (4.6-8.2 lbs).

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Females Pallas's fish eagle are slightly larger than males, at 2-3.3 kg (4.4-7.3 lbs).

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Pallas's fish eagles diet consists primarily of large freshwater fish.

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Pallas's fish eagle regularly predate water birds.

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This species Pallas's fish eagle is the hardest-to-place sea-eagle.

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The conservation status of Pallas's fish eagle is Vulnerable, with a population of about 2,500 to 10,000 remaining.

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In India, Pallas's fish eagle is also threatened by the spread of water hyacinth (Eichhornia spp.) which spread over lakes and make finding prey difficult.

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Pallas's fish eagle is rare and isolated throughout its territory and may not breed in large areas of it.

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