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White-tailed eagle

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The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), also called the sea eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, found across temperate Eurasia from Greenland and Iceland east to Hokkaido, Japan. It inhabits areas near large bodies of water, including coastal and freshwater sites, and requires old-growth trees or sea cliffs for nesting, feeding mainly on fish and water birds. Habitat destruction, historical persecution and pesticide contamination caused significant population declines, but protection, habitat conservation and reintroduction programs have restored populations in parts of its range. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Haliaeetus albicilla 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Sources
1. White-tailed eagle (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    ion programs have restored populations in parts of its range. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), also called the sea eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, found across temperate Eurasia from Greenland and Iceland east to Hokkaido, Japan.
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2. White-tailed eagle (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q25438 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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