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A falconer holding a Steller's sea eagle in England. Steller's sea eagle is the largest bird in the genus Haliaeetus and is one of the largest raptors overall. Females vary in weight from 6.2 to 9.5 kg (14 to 21 lb), while males are rather lighter with a weight range of 4.9 to 6.8 kg (11 to 15 lb).
大鷲, "Big Eagle" (Steller's sea eagle) 大取 ·大取り, "a key performer; last performer of the day" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana .
Shiretoko is also the home of many birds, such as Steller's sea eagle and white-tailed eagle, and marine animals such as spotted seal, orca whale, and sperm whale. [1] The park has a hot springs waterfall called Kamuiwakka Falls (カムイワッカの滝, Kamuiwakka-no-taki). Kamui wakka means "water of the gods" in Ainu.
Savigny's binomial name is now regarded as a junior synonym of Falco albicilla (the white-tailed eagle) that had been described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. [1] [2] The genus name is from Latin haliaetus or haliaetos meaning "sea-eagle" or "osprey". [3] This genus includes the following four species: [4]
Sea ice occurs in winter at the lowest latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. Highly productive seas supply the complex food webs and sustain a number of marine and terrestrial species. The area is home to Steller's sea eagle (pictured), Blakiston's fish owl, Japanese black bear, as well as several species of salmonid fish, seals, and cetaceans. [18]
Sea eagles vary in size, from Sanford's sea eagle, averaging 2–2.7 kilograms (4.4–6.0 lb), to Steller's sea eagle, weighing up to 9 kg (20 lb). [6] At up to 6.9 kg (15 lb 3 oz), the white-tailed eagle is the largest eagle in Europe. Bald eagles can weigh up to 6.3 kg (13 lb 14 oz), making them the largest eagle native to North America ...
Jan. 22—The arrival of the rare Steller's sea eagle in Maine has caused quite a stir among bird-watching aficionados. The massive bird from Siberia has spent the last few weeks chilling along ...
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus ヤマネ Yamane: found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū: 1.1: Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos イヌワシ Inuwashi: 1.2: White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla オジロワシ Ojirowashi: 1.2: Steller's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus オオワシ Ōwashi: 1.2: Brent goose Branta bernicla コクガン ...