Where to see
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Komodo National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-Bellied Sea-Eagle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 20 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Komodo National Park
In Komodo National Park, Indonesia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a White-Bellied Sea-Eagle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yala National Park and more
After Komodo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-Bellied Sea-Eagle are in Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 50%), Bako National Park (Malaysia, about 50%) and Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (Malaysia, about 50%). Outside Southeast Asia, the best options are Yala National Park in Asia (about 50%) and Booderee National Park in Oceania (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Komodo National Park (about 90%), February, April–June and September–November in Yala National Park (about 60%) and January, March–April and July–August in Bako National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-Bellied Sea-Eagle on a given day. Each park's White-Bellied Sea-Eagle page has the full month-by-month chart.
