About this species
Pallas's Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) is a large, impressive raptor with a pale sandy-brown body, dark wings, and a distinctive broad white band across the dark tail. It is closely tied to large inland water bodies — lakes, reservoirs, and major rivers — where it feeds on fish, waterbirds, and carrion.
The species breeds across a wide but fragmented range from Kazakhstan and Mongolia through southern Siberia to Tibet and northern India. It is partially migratory; northern populations move south to winter on larger water bodies in South and Central Asia.
The global population is estimated at only 2,500–10,000 mature individuals. It has declined due to wetland loss, disturbance at nest sites, persecution, and contamination of prey by pesticides.
