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Grey-Headed Fish Eagle
(Diều cá đầu xám, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus)

The grey-headed fish eagle is a fish-eating bird of prey from South East Asia of the family Accipitridae.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
Ichthyophaga Greek ikhthuophagos fish-eating (ikhthus: fish; -phagos -eating;  phagein to eat or "devour").
ichthyaetus: Greek: ikhthus fish; aetos eagle.

Icthyophaga or Ichthyophaga is a genus of six species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Haliaeetus. Some taxonomic authorities place this genus within Haliaeetus.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
ichthyaetus: Greek: ikhthus fish; aetos eagle.
Ichthyophaga Greek ikhthuophagos fish-eating (ikhthus: fish; -phagos -eating;  phagein to eat or "devour").

1/ White-bellied sea eagle (Đại bàng biển bụng trắng, Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle
Also Haliaeetus leucogaster.
2/ Grey-headed fish eagle (Diều cá đầu xám, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus)
3/ Lesser fish eagle (Diều cá bé, Icthyophaga humilis)

Lesser fish eagle 
(Diều cá bé, Icthyophaga humilis)

The lesser fish eagle (Icthyophaga humilis) is a species of Icthyophaga found in the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the foothills of the Himalayas, and south-east Asia.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
ichthyaetus: Greek: ikhthus fish; aetos eagle.
Ichthyophaga Greek ikhthuophagos fish-eating (ikhthus: fish; -phagos -eating;  phagein to eat or "devour").
humilis Latin humilis lowly, small, humble; on the ground (humus, humi ground).

Pygargue à tête grise
Grey-Headed Fish Eagle
(Diều cá đầu xám, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus)

Le Pygargue à tête grise (Icthyophaga ichthyaetus) est une espèce de rapaces de la famille des Accipitridae.
Cette espèce d'oiseaux vit à l'Asie du Sud-Est.

Accipitridae: du latin accipiter/accipitri- "faucon, rapace".
ichthyaetus: du grec: ikhthus poisson; aetos aigle.
Ichthyophaga du grec ikhthuophagos d'oiseaux piscivores (ikhthus: poisson; -phagos à manger;  phagein manger "dévorer").

Pygargue nain
Lesser fish eagle 
(Diều cá bé, Icthyophaga humilis)

Le Pygargue nain (Icthyophaga humilis) est une espèce asiatique de rapaces piscivores.
Cette espèce asiatique d'oiseaux se trouve en Inde, au Népal, au Bhoutan, en Chine, au Laos, en Malaisie, en Birmanie, en Thaïlande, au Viet-Nam, en Indonésie, à Brunei et peut-être au Cambodge.

Accipitridae: du latin accipiter/accipitri- "faucon, rapace".
ichthyaetus: du grec: ikhthus poisson; aetos aigle.
Ichthyophaga du grec ikhthuophagos d'oiseaux piscivores (ikhthus: poisson; -phagos à manger;  phagein manger, se nourir "dévorer").
humilis du latin humilis petit, faible, humble, modeste; sur le terrain (humus, humi terrain, sol).

White-bellied sea eagle 
(Đại bàng biển bụng trắng, Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle
Also Haliaeetus leucogaster.

The white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

The bird is found from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Australia on coasts and major waterways.

Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
ichthyaetus: Greek: ikhthus fish; aetos eagle.
Ichthyophaga Greek ikhthuophagos fish-eating (ikhthus: fish; -phagos -eating;  phagein to eat or "devour").