Lesser Fish Eagle

Icthyophaga humilis - Pygargue nain

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Icthyophaga
Species
:
humilis

Descriptor

Müller, S Schlegel, 1841

Biometrics

Size
: 68 cm
Wingspan
: 120 à 165 cm.
Weight
: 780 à 785 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Lesser Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga humilis) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Icthyophaga humilis humilis (Malay Pen., Borneo, Sumatra and Sulawesi)
Icthyophaga humilis plumbea ()

Foreign names

Pygargue nain,
Pigarguillo menor,
pigargo-pequeno,
Braunschwanz-Seeadler,
barnafarkú vízisas,
Kleine Rivierarend,
Aquila pescatrice minore,
mindre fiskörn,
Småelveørn,
orliak malý,
orel rybožravý,
Lille Flodørn,
pikkukalakotka,
pigarg menor,
rybożer brunatny,
Малый рыбный орёл,
Elang-ikan kecil,
コウオクイワシ,
渔雕,
เหยี่ยวปลาเล็กหัวเทา,
小漁鵰,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
Les Oiseaux de Thailande, Roland Eve et Anne-Marie Guigue
Raptors of the World, a field guide, Ferguson-Lees James et Christie David
Avibase, Lepage Denis
The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Hilary Smith
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest