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Where to see the Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga ichthyaetus · bird · Accipitridae

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) is recorded in 148 protected areas and wildlife sites across 10 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Kaziranga National Park (India), Boeung Tonle Sap Protected Area (Cambodia) and Kanha National Park (India).

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Gray-headed Fish-Eagle
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Where is the best place to see the Gray-headed Fish-Eagle?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Gray-headed Fish-Eagle are Kaziranga National Park (India), Boeung Tonle Sap Protected Area (Cambodia) and Kanha National Park (India). Most sites are in India (66), Malaysia (23) and Sri Lanka (19). It appears in 11 trip reports in our library.

Top 25 places for the Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Kaziranga National ParkIndia3,8501971–2026Recorded on GBIF
2Boeung Tonle Sap Protected AreaCambodia1,1781992–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Kanha National ParkIndia8842007–2025Recorded on GBIF
4Chitwan National ParkNepal7641973–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Central Catchment Nature ReserveSingapore6961950–2026Recorded on GBIF
6Pench National ParkIndia5572006–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Sungei Buloh Wetland ReserveSingapore5501988–2026Recorded on GBIF
8Kranji Marshes ParkSingapore4412007–2024Recorded on GBIF
9Udawalawe National ParkSri Lanka3581994–2026Recorded on GBIF
10Wilpattu National ParkSri Lanka3511982–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Satpura National ParkIndia3072011–2025Recorded on GBIF
12Yala National ParkSri Lanka2831975–2026Recorded on GBIF
13Dudhwa Tiger ReserveIndia2821996–2026Recorded on GBIF
14Tadoba-Andhari Tiger ReserveIndia2651976–2024Recorded on GBIF
15Cát Tiên National ParkVietnam2571986–2025Recorded on GBIF
16Nagarhole National ParkIndia2341990–2025Recorded on GBIF
17Manas National ParkIndia2071971–2024Recorded on GBIF
18Manas Tiger ReserveIndia2071971–2024Recorded on GBIF
19Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger ReserveIndia2002002–2024Recorded on GBIF
20Dudhwa National ParkIndia1971996–2026Recorded on GBIF
21Kulen Promtep Wildlife SanctuaryCambodia1662007–2024Recorded on GBIF
22Bardiya National ParkNepal1502010–2025Recorded on GBIF
23Bibhutibhushan Wildlife SanctuaryIndia1432011–2024Recorded on GBIF
24Bhadra Wildlife SanctuaryIndia1292011–2024Recorded on GBIF
25New Nagzira WLSIndia1172009–2024Recorded on GBIF

123 more places in the interactive map.

By country

India: 66, Malaysia: 23, Sri Lanka: 19, Indonesia: 8, Bangladesh: 8, Cambodia: 7, Thailand: 6, Singapore: 5, Nepal: 4 and Vietnam: 2.

Seen on trips

The Gray-headed Fish-Eagle is recorded in these trip reports:

and 1 more.

Tours that have recorded it

In our guides

Read the full species account in our Borneo guide, Sumatra guide, Sulawesi guide, Singapore guide.

Take it with you

Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.

Make a field guide for Kaziranga National Park

Photo: Griha Hasanov, CC BY 4.0.

GBIF downloads: India, Cambodia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.