White-tailed Eagle
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White-tailed Eagle
Relatives in same Genus
Bald Eagle (H. leucocephalus)
Steller's Sea-Eagle (H. pelagicus) ...
The White-tailed Eagle is distributed in parts of northern, eastern and central Europe, across Siberia and into China as well as having populations in Iceland and Greenland.
White-tailed eagles are versatile and opportunistic hunters and carrion feeders, sometimes pirating food from other birds and even otters. They eat largely fish, but also take various birds, rabbits and hares.
The White-tailed Eagle is one of the largest wintering raptors on Hokkaido. It is relatively common, particularly around Rausu, Notsuke and Lake Furen Ko. Like the gulls, it feeds mainly on scraps of fish and is quite tame.
White-tailed Eagle
(Haliaeetus albicilla)
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Lesser Spotted Eagle
(Aquila pomarina) ...
White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
Bald Eagle, H. leucocephalus
Steller's Sea-eagle, H. pelagicus
African Fish-eagle, H. vocifer
White-bellied Sea-eagle, H. leucogaster
Sanford's Fish-eagle, H. sanfordi ...
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
African fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Pallas's fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) ...
The White-tailed Eagle or Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla, like the others of this genus, has bare unfeathered legs. It is the largest of the European eagles, the female measuring up to 3 feet in length and over 8 feet across the wings.
The White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne (sometimes Ern), or White-tailed Sea-eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes other raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers.
In Britain before 1678, Eagle referred specifically to the Golden Eagle, the other native species, the White-tailed Eagle, being known as the Erne. The modern name "Golden Eagle" for Aquila chrysaetos was introduced by the naturalist John Ray.
For example, golden eagles may compete with bald eagles, coyotes, California condors, and white-tailed eagles for prey items.
The Eagle Odyssey charts the struggles of the UK's largest breeding bird of prey, the White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla. (more) ...
 See also: Eagle, Golden Eagle, Flamingo, Vulture, Buzzard
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