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The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', [4] is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.Like all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which also includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers.
Common name Family Binomial name + ... White-tailed kite: Accipitridae: Elanus leucurus (Vieillot, ... White-tailed eagle: Accipitridae: Haliaeetus albicilla ...
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]
White-tailed eagles are the largest bird of prey in the UK, with a wing span of 8.2ft (2.5m) ... "You look at a lot of place names along the coast and they mean things like eagle ridge, so the ...
Using this method, accipitrids such as the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax), martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) and crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) have successfully hunted ungulates, such as deer and antelope, and other large animals (kangaroos and emus in the wedge-tailed) weighing more than 30 kg ...
A rare species of eagle, which was reintroduced into the wild in 2022, has been found dead in Roscommon
RSPB Scotland said it hopes the study will provide some reassurance to famers and crofters concerned about their livestock being hunted.
Accipitridae (eagles, harriers, hawks, kites, Old World vultures) Pandionidae (ospreys) (1 or 2 species) Cathartidae (Cathartid vultures and condors) Sagittariidae (secretarybird) And the following extinct genera: †Teratornithidae; Diatropornis; Parasarcoramphus; For a complete list of species, see list of Accipitriformes species.