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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.
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 ...
White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla; Pallas's fish eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus; Steller's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus (A) White-bellied sea eagle, Icthyophaga leucogaster; Lesser fish eagle, Icthyophaga humilis (A) Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus; Common buzzard, Buteo buteo; Himalayan buzzard, Buteo burmanicus; Eastern buzzard ...
White-tailed eagle: Accipitridae: Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) 196 Bald eagle: Accipitridae: Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) 197 White-bellied sea eagle: Accipitridae: Icthyophaga leucogaster (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 198 Sanford's sea eagle: Accipitridae: Icthyophaga sanfordi (Mayr, 1935) 199 African fish eagle: Accipitridae ...
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]
Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water.
[29] [30] White-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) are more likely to take water birds than upland-type birds but have been recorded preying on capercaillie around the White Sea. [31] A traditional gamebird, the capercaillie has been widely hunted with guns and dogs throughout its territory in central and northern Europe.
Steller's sea eagle is less prone to vagrancy than the white-tailed eagle, as it lacks the long-range dispersal typical of juveniles of that species, [37] [38] but vagrant eagles have been found in North America at locations including the Pribilof Islands and Kodiak Island, as well as Texas, Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, Maine, and Newfoundland ...