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White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

About White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
  • Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

The white-bellied sea eagle, also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford's sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies. A distinctive bird, the adult white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, breast, under-wing coverts and tail. The upper parts are grey and the black under-wing flight feathers contrast with the white coverts. The tail is short and wedge-shaped as in all Haliaeetinae species. Like many raptors, the female is larger than the male, and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan of up to 2.2 m (7.2 ft), and weigh 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). Immature birds have brown plumage, which is gradually replaced by white until the age of five or six years. The call is a loud goose-like honking.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2012-11-10

    Bloomfield Track, Australia
    Not 100% sure of ID. Large brown colored raptor flying over reef with broad wings soaring in V pattern.

  • 2012-11-21

    Royal National Park, Australia

  • 2012-11-22

    Morton National Park, Australia
    Image from 2012-11-22

  • 2013-01-20

    Dalat, Vietnam
    Image from 2013-01-20

  • 2013-02-02

    Pak Thale, Thailand
    Not 100% sure on ID. Seen above the mangroves.

  • 2016-02-22

    Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
    Image from 2016-02-22

  • 2016-02-23

    Pasir Ris Park, Singapore

  • 2016-02-23

    Fort Canning, Singapore

  • 2016-03-04

    Tangkoko National Park, Indonesia

  • 2023-03-15

    Pulau Ubin, Singapore

  • 2023-03-16

    Changi Village, Singapore

  • 2023-03-16

    Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

  • 2023-03-24

    Kinabatangan River, Malaysia

  • 2023-03-25

    Sepilok, Malaysia

  • 2023-04-11

    Cheynes Beach, Australia

  • 2024-08-06

    Mansfield Islands, Indonesia

  • 2024-09-01

    Komodo National Park, Indonesia

  • 2024-09-04

    Pulau Ubin, Singapore

  • 2025-08-23

    Pulau Sipura, Indonesia

  • 2025-08-30

    Penang National Park, Malaysia

  • 2025-09-01

    Royal Belum State Park, Malaysia