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Fish eagle is an animal common name. It may refer to any of several species of bird, including:
Haliaeetus vocifer in Kenya
Madagascar fish eagle
- African fish eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer, at large bodies of water throughout Africa except far southwest
- Madagascar fish eagle, Haliaeetus vociferoides, native to Madagascar
- Sanford's fish eagle, Haliaeetus sanfordi, of the Solomon Islands
Three that are often confused, of South Asia:
- Grey-headed fish eagle, Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Lesser fish eagle, Ichthyophaga humilis, in Indian subcontinent, mostly in Himalayan foothills
- Pallas's fish eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus
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