White-Bellied Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAccipitriformes
FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
GenusHaliaeetus (Northern Sea-Eagles and Fish-Eagles)
SpeciesHaliaeetus leucogaster (White-Bellied Sea-Eagle)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

2 Verified records at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford's sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies. A distinctive bird, the adult white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, breast, under-wing coverts and tail. The upper parts are grey and the black under-wing flight feathers contrast with the white coverts. The tail is short and wedge-shaped as in all Haliaeetinae species. Like many raptors, the female is larger than the male, and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan of up to 2.2 m (7.2 ft), and weigh 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

LC Endemic

Aquila audax

10–20% · With luck

Circus approximans

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-Bellied Sea-Eagle at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	50–60%
2	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	40–50%
3	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	40–50%
4	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
5	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	40–50%
6	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
7	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
8	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
9	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
10	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
11	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
12	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	10–20%
13	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
14	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
15	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
16	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	10–20%
17	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
18	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
19	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	<5%
20	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
21	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
22	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
23	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
24	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
25	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
26	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
27	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
28	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
29	Ba Be National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
30	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
31	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
32	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
33	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
34	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	Insufficient data
35	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
36	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data

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