White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 22,725
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The white-tailed eagle, sometimes known as the "sea eagle", is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia. Like other eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae which also includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. One of up to eleven members in the genus Haliaeetus, which are commonly called sea eagles, it is also referred to as the white-tailed sea-eagle. Sometimes, it is known as the ern or erne, gray sea eagle and Eurasian sea eagle.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “White-tailed eagle”.