White-tailed Eagle

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White-tailed Eagle
File:Haliaeetus albicilla -captive-8a.png
In captivity
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Afroaves
Superorder: Accipitrimorphae
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Buteoninae
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Genus: {{{1}}}
Species: H. albicilla
Binomial name
Haliaeetus albicilla
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Range of H. albicilla      Nesting range     Wintering range     Year-round range
Synonyms

Falco albicilla Linnaeus, 1758
Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla
Haliaeetus albicilla groenlandicus

Other names[edit]

Sea Eagle, Fish Eagle

Description[edit]

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Behaviour[edit]

Diet[edit]

These eagles usually feed off fish[1] but also turn to other sources of food such as carrion[2], other birds and various mammals[1][2].

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2008). "Haliaeetus albicilla". 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b Mhara, Iolar (2008-10). "White-tailed Eagle Diet 1". Golden Eagle Trust. Retrieved 7 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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