Nisaetus nanus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
Wallace's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nanus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Kra Isthmus, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and trade. It is among the smallest eagles in the world at about 46 cm (18 in) long and weighing 500–610 g (1.10–1.34 lb) (about the size of a peregrine falcon).
It is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. It is non-migratory. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wallace's Hawk-Eagle sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 1,246 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June–September and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Wallace's Hawk-Eagle in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against about 40% in May, October and December–March, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wallace's Hawk-Eagle sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Wallace's Hawk-Eagle sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Sepilok (Malaysia, about 50%) and Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wallace's Hawk-Eagle is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (1,246 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
