Lesser Fish Eagle
A species of Icthyophaga Scientific name : Haliaeetus humilis Genus : Icthyophaga
Lesser Fish Eagle, A species of Icthyophaga
Botanical name: Haliaeetus humilis
Genus: Icthyophaga
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Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Description
The lesser fish eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey that is primarily gray-brown in colour with broad, blunt wings and coarse featherless legs. They are smaller than the similar Haliaeetus ichthyaetus (grey-headed fish eagle) and may often get confused with the similar species. The lesser fish eagle has a brown breast with white thighs and belly. They have a short, rounded tail with a long neck and a small head. Juvenile lesser fish eagles are similar in appearance to adults, although they have brown eyes whereas an adult has yellow. Adults have a wingspan reaching 1.2 m and can grow to up to 64 centimeters tall. 
Size
68 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Lesser Fish Eagle preys mainly on fish, utilizing specialized curved talons for snatching prey from water. They observe potential catches from various perches before swiftly capturing them.
Habitat
The habitat of lesser Fish Eagle encompasses forests adjacent to fish-abundant rivers in the eastern Himalayas to Indonesia, predominately at elevations of 200-1,000 m, with some populations residing at altitudes up to 3,500 m. These birds adapt to various environments, including dammed rivers and, in places like Sabah, swamps, mangroves, logged forests, and plantations.
Dite type
Piscivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Distribution Area
The lesser fish eagle has been known to live in India and the Kashmir region, spanning eastward into Nepal, China, and other parts of Southeast Asia. In India, they are restricted to the Himalayan foothills and move north-eastern. Adults move south of the Himalayan mountain ranges, but remain partial and altitudinal in the Himalayas throughout the year. They have been known to live in a variety of widespread locations such as Bangladesh and Nepal, to Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Researchers believe that there are 1,000 to 10,000 individuals. The numbers of the lesser fish eagle are in decline for various reasons such as habitat loss, human disturbance, as well as hunting and nest robbery. They have recently been listed as Near Threatened by BirdLife International.
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
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