Grey-headed fish eagle
Icthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821)
NTNear Threatenedbirds of prey
The grey-headed fish eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.59 kg to 2.49 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the grey-headed fish eagle
- Weight
- 1.59 kg – 2.49 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1.55 m – 1.7 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the grey-headed fish eagle?
Where does the grey-headed fish eagle live?
Not recorded
Is the grey-headed fish eagle endangered?
The grey-headed fish eagle is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the grey-headed fish eagle classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusIcthyophaga
- SpeciesIcthyophaga ichthyaetus (Horsfield, 1821)
Synonyms Falco ichthyaetus, Haliaeetus ichthyaetus, Ichthyiaetus bicolor, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus plumbeiceps, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus ichthyaetus, Icthyophaga javana
Other names and names in other languages (47)
- Gray-headed fish-eagleEnglish
- Grey-headed fish-eagleEnglish
- Grey-headed fishing eagleEnglish
- Ichthyophaga ichthyaetusEnglish
- عقاب السمك رمادي الرأسArabic
- উকাহAssamese
- Сивоглав морски орелBulgarian
- pigarg capgrísCatalan
- orel šedohlavýCzech
- FlodørnDanish
- GraukopfseeadlerGerman
- Graukopf-SeeadlerGerman
- grizkapa maragloEsperanto
- Pigarguillo comúnSpanish
- Pigargo de cabeza grisSpanish
- suur-jõgikotkasEstonian
- isokalakotkaFinnish
- Pygargue à tête griseFrench
- sivoglavi štekavacCroatian
- szalagos vízisasHungarian
- Elang Ikan Kepala AbuIndonesian
- Elang-ikan kepala-kelabuIndonesian
- Aquila pescatrice testagrigiaItalian
- ウオクイワシJapanese
- 잿빛머리독수리Korean
- 회색머리바다수리Korean
- didysis erelis žvejysLithuanian
- വലിയ മീൻപരുന്ത്Malayalam
- करड्या डोक्याचा मत्स्यगरुडMarathi
- Burung Helang Kepala KelabuMalay
- Grote RivierarendDutch
- båndelveørnNorwegian
- rybożer białosternyPolish
- pigargo-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
- Águia-pesqueira-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
- Орлан-рыболовRussian
- Сероголовый рыболовRussian
- Большой рыбный орёлRussian
- orliak rybárSlovak
- Sivi belorepanSerbian
- gråhuvad fiskörnSwedish
- เหยี่ยวปลาใหญ่หัวเทาThai
- Balıkçı KartalTurkish
- орлан-рибалка великийUkrainian
- 灰头渔雕Chinese
- 灰頭漁鵰Chinese
- 灰頭魚鵰Chinese
Relatives of the grey-headed fish eagle
Other species in the same genus Icthyophaga.
Lesser fish eagle
Icthyophaga humilis
White-bellied sea eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster
Solomon sea-eagle
Icthyophaga sanfordi
Cape sea-eagle
Icthyophaga vocifer
Madagascan fish eagle
Icthyophaga vociferoides
CompareGrey-headed fish eagle vs Lesser fish eagleGrey-headed fish eagle vs White-bellied sea eagleGrey-headed fish eagle vs Solomon sea-eagleGrey-headed fish eagle vs Cape sea-eagle
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-headed fish eagle?
An adult grey-headed fish eagle weighs 1.59 kg – 2.49 kg and has a wingspan of 1.55 m – 1.7 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-headed fish eagle endangered?
The grey-headed fish eagle is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the grey-headed fish eagle?
The grey-headed fish eagle (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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