Mountain Hawk-Eagle
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Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
10 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mountain hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis) or Hodgson's hawk-eagle, is a large bird of prey native to Asia. The latter name is in reference to the naturalist, Brian Houghton Hodgson, who described the species after collecting one himself in the Himalayas. A less widely recognized common English name is the feather-toed eagle. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. Its feathered tarsus marks this species as a member of the subfamily Aquilinae. It is a confirmed breeding species in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, from India, Nepal (hence the epithet nipalensis) through Bangladesh to Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam and Japan, although its distribution could be wider still as breeding species. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Hawk-Eagle sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Crested Hawk-Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Hawk-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nisaetus cirrhatus

10–20% · With luck
Crested Serpent Eagle
LC Endemic

Crested Serpent Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Spilornis cheela

30–40% · Possible
Oriental Honey-buzzard
LC

Oriental Honey-buzzard

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pernis ptilorhynchus

20–30% · Possible
Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

Gray-headed Fish-Eagle

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Icthyophaga ichthyaetus

20–30% · Possible
Black Kite
LC

Black Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Milvus migrans

20–30% · Possible
Indian White-rumped Vulture
CR

Indian White-rumped Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps bengalensis

10–20% · With luck
Himalayan Vulture
NT

Himalayan Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gyps himalayensis

10–20% · With luck
Red-headed Vulture
CR

Red-headed Vulture

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sarcogyps calvus

5–10% · With luck
Black-winged Kite
LC

Black-winged Kite

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elanus caeruleus

5–10% · With luck
Cinereous Vulture
NT

Cinereous Vulture

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aegypius monachus

5–10% · With luck
Steppe Eagle
EN

Steppe Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aquila nipalensis

5–10% · With luck
Booted Eagle
LC

Booted Eagle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hieraaetus pennatus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10–20%
3 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
4 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
6 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
14 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Hawk-Eagle in Chitwan National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Hawk-Eagle sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Hawk-Eagle in Chitwan National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Hawk-Eagle in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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