Pallas Fish Eagle: Sighted
After 10 years, the Pallas fish eagle, was sighted in the Chilika during the bird census carried out by the Chilika wildlife division.
- Pallas fish eagle is also known as Pallas’s sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea eagle.
- It can be seen near lakes, marshes and large rivers, from lowlands to 5,000 metres of elevation.
- It feeds primarily on fish, but many other prey are part of its diet.
- It is found in east Palearctic in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
- It is partially migratory.
- Conservation status
- IUCN Red List: Endangered
