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Steller's Sea Eagle

Birds

Steller's sea eagle, also called the Pacific sea eagle or white-shouldered eagle, is a very large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, first described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811 with no recognized subspecies. It has dark brown plumage with white wings and tail, a yellow beak and yellow talons, and at five to ten kilograms is typically the heaviest eagle species in the world, with females larger than males as in other raptors.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Haliaeetus pelagicus 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Accipitridae, Taxa
Source Steller's Sea Eagle (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Haliaeetus pelagicus
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Found In

Africa

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Australia

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Belgium

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Ecuador

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Netherlands

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North America

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Norway

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Poland

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Steller's Sea Eagle (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q269896 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Accipitridae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Haliaeetus pelagicus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES Appendix II
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
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5. Wikipedia: Steller's Sea Eagle
Wikipedia
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A2
  • Infobox: status
    VU
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