Pallid Fish Eagle:
A survey conducted jointly by the State Forest Department and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has revealed rare nesting of Pallid Fish Eagle in Corbett Tiger Reserve.It 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 breeds usually near water in a large nest placed in a tall tree. It is partially migratory, with Central Asian birds wintering among the southern Asian birds in northern India, and also further west to the Persian Gulf. Conservation status: IUCN Red List: Endangered
