Madagascar Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga vociferoides)
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Madagascar Fish Eagle

Icthyophaga vociferoides (des Murs, 1845)

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Madagascar

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Madagascar

Madagascar Fish Eagle has been recorded at 7 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Ankarafantsika NP – Lac RavelobeMadagascar394 records
  2. Ankarafantsika NPMadagascar187 records
  3. Ankarafantsika Park HeadquartersMadagascar50 records
More places
  1. Ankarafantsika – Circuit RetendrikaMadagascar32 records
  2. Ankarafantsika – Circuit CoquereliMadagascar7 records
  3. PerinetMadagascar1 record
  4. Berenty ReserveMadagascar1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Madagascar

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Madagascar fish eagle (Icthyophaga vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Icthyophaga fishing-eagles), is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. It is endemic to the coastal strip in the northwest of Madagascar. It is about 63 cm (25 in) long and has a pale brown head, dark brown body and white tail.

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Questions

Where does the Madagascar Fish Eagle live?

Its breeding range: Africa: coastal and riverine northwest to west-central Madagascar. It is most often recorded in Madagascar.

When is the best time to see the Madagascar Fish Eagle?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October and November (Southern Hemisphere).

What family is the Madagascar Fish Eagle in?

It belongs to the family Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae), order Accipitriformes.

Range

Africa: coastal and riverine northwest to west-central Madagascar

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae
Genus
Icthyophaga

Other birds in the genus Icthyophaga

African Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vociferWhite-bellied Sea EagleWhite-bellied Sea EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterSanford's Sea EagleSanford's Sea EagleIcthyophaga sanfordiLesser Fish EagleLesser Fish EagleIcthyophaga humilisGrey-headed Fish EagleGrey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusPearl KitePearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiScissor-tailed KiteScissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiWhite-tailed KiteWhite-tailed KiteElanus leucurusBlack-winged KiteBlack-winged KiteElanus caeruleusBlack-shouldered KiteBlack-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
Madagascar Fish Eagle

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