White-bellied Sea Eagle - Haliaeetus leucogaster |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: widely, from India to Australia HABITAT: Mainly coastal, also found in many large rivers and lakes POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 75 - 85 cm Wing-span: 180 - 218 cm Weight: 2,1 - 2,9 kg (male) and 2,9 - 3,4 kg (female) STATUS: Not globally threatended
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Sanford's Sea Eagle - Haliaeetus sanfordi |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Solomon Islands HABITAT: From inshore waters and tideline to mountain rain forrest, near freshwater lakes POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 70 - 90 cm Wing-span: Weight: 2,3 - 2,7 kg STATUS: Not globally threatended |
African Fish Eagle - Haliaeetus vocifer |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: all over Africa, from Senegal (west) to Ethiopia (east) and down to South Africa (south) HABITAT: margins of large lakes, rivers, swamps and reservoirs POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 63 -73 cm Wing-span: 190 cm Weight: 2,0 - 2,5 kg (male) and 3,2 - 3,6 kg (female) STATUS: Not globally threatended |
Madagascar Fish-eagle - Haliaeetus vociferoides. |
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None. DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to Madagascar. HABITAT: Lakes, rivers and coasts. POPULATION: 45 - 50 breeding pairs at 48 occupied territories (1985). Maximum total may be c. 100 pairs IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 70 - 80 cm. Wing-span: 200 cm. Weight: 2.27 to 2.73 kg. STATUS: ENDANGERED One of the world's rarest birds of prey. |
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Pallas' Sea Eagle - Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Central & south Asia, from Kazakhstan (west) to Mongolia and north-east China (east), to Pakistan, north India and southcentral China (south). HABITAT: Rivers and lakes, freshwater wetlands and pools. POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 72 - 84 cm Wing-span: 180 - 205 cm Weight: 2,0 - 3,7 kg STATUS: RARE |
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
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DISTRIBUTION: H. l. leucocephalus (North American Bald Eagle) - From south USA to north-west Mexico. H. l. alascensis (Alaska Bald Eagle) - Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Canada and north USA HABITAT: Generally fringing water, e.g. coasts, estuaries, riparian habitats and lakes. From tundra and conifer forests to mangrove and cypress swamp. POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 71 - 96 cm Wing-span: 168 - 244 cm Weight: 3 - 6,3 kg STATUS: Not globally threatended |
White-tailed Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla |
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DISTRIBUTION: H. a. albicilla (Eurasian White-tailed Eagle) - West Iceland. North and central Eurasia (north) to Greec and Turkey, south Caspian Sea, Lake Balkash and Manchuria (south). H. a. groenlandicus (Greenland White-tailed Eagle) - South-west Greenland HABITAT: Coasts, rocky islands, lakes, large rivers and large marshes. Both freshwater and marine. From desert to Artic climates. POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 69 - 92 cm Wing-span: 200 - 245 cm Weight: 4,1 kg (male) and 5,5 kg (female) STATUS: VULNERABLE |
Steller's Sea Eagle - Haliaeetus pelagicus |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: Coastal regions along west Bering Sea and south to Paulīs Bay and Sea of Okhotsk. HABITAT: Narrow strips of coast together with forested valleys along lower reaches of rivers POPULATION: about 7 500 birds IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 85 - 94 cm Wing-span: Weight: 4,9 - 9,0 kg STATUS: Rare |
Lesser Fishing-eagle - Ichthyophaga humilis |
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SUBSPECIES AND DISTRIBUTION: I. h humilis - Malay Peninsula and Sumatra through Borneo to Sulawesi and Banggai Island. I. h plumbea - Kashmir, south-east through Himalayas of India and Nepal to Burma, north Indochina and Hainan HABITAT: Forested margins of fast flowing rivers in foothills and mountains POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 51 - 64 cm Wing-span: 120 - 123 cm Weight: 780 - 785 g STATUS: Not globally threatened |
Grey-headed Fishing- eagle - Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus |
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SUBSPECIES: None DISTRIBUTION: India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, east through Indochina and Malay Peninsula to Greater Sundas, north and east Philippines and Sulawesi HABITAT: Lowland forest, closely associated with large bodies of fresh water. Rivers and marshes and along sea coasts. POPULATION: IDENTIFICATION: Lenght: 61 - 75 cm Wing-span: 155 - 170 cm Weight: 1,6 - 2,7 kg STATUS: Not globally threatened |
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Latest date of change: 2007-04-09