Monday, March 12, 2012

>Ichthyophaga humilis (Lesser Fish Eagle)

Lesser Fish Eagle

Lesser Fish Eagle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Ichthyophaga
Species:I. humilis
Binomial name
Ichthyophaga humilis
(Müller,S & Schlegel, 1841)
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The Lesser Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga humilis ) is a species of large fish eagle found in the Indian Subcontinent, primarily in the foothills of the Himalayas. There have been some stray reports from Gujarat and Central India and in more recent times from the Kaveririver valley in southern India. The distribution in southern India is not yet confirmed. It is also found in small numbers in other countries in south west Asia.

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