Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusNisaetus (Asian Hawk-Eagles)
- SpeciesNisaetus kelaarti (Legge's Hawk-Eagle)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Legge's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park
Crested Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spilornis cheela
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
Black Eagle
Ictinaetus malayensis
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes
Rufous-bellied Eagle
Lophotriorchis kienerii
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Pale Harrier
Circus macrourus
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Sightings of Legge's Hawk-Eagle are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.
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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Periyar National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Legge's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 50 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Periyar National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Legge's Hawk-Eagle in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.