white-tailed eagle

E360763

The white-tailed eagle is a large bird of prey found across northern Europe and Asia, known for its broad wings, pale head and tail, and preference for coastal and wetland habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
white-tailed eagle canonical 6
white‑tailed eagle 2

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Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
bird of prey
eagle
vertebrate
billColor yellow in adults
binomialName Haliaeetus albicilla
bodyLength about 66–94 centimetres
breedingSite large trees near water
sea cliffs
CITESListing CITES Appendix I in some ranges
class Aves
closelyRelatedTo bald eagle
clutchSize typically 1–3 eggs
commonNameInGerman Seeadler
commonNameInNorwegian havørn
commonNameInRussian orel-belochvost
conservationThreat habitat loss
persecution
pollution
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet carrion
fish
small mammals
waterbirds
distributionType Palearctic
linked to: Palearctic realm
family Accipitridae
flightStyle broad-winged soaring
foragingStrategy soaring and perch-hunting near water
genus Haliaeetus
habitat coastal areas
islands
large lakes
river systems
sea cliffs
wetlands
IUCNStatus Least Concern
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List 3.1
kingdom Animalia
legColor yellow
lifespanInCaptivity over 30 years
lifespanInWild up to about 20–25 years
mass about 3–7 kilograms
migrationPattern mostly resident or short-distance migrant
nativeTo Baltic Sea region
British Isles
Greenland
Iceland
Northern Asia
linked to: North Asia

Northern Europe
Russia
Scandinavia
nestType large stick nest
notablePopulation reintroduced population in England
reintroduced population in Ireland
reintroduced population in Scotland
order Accipitriformes
phylum Chordata
plumage mostly brown with pale head and neck
rangeExpansion recovering in parts of Western Europe
sexualDimorphism females larger than males
tailColor white in adults
taxonRank species
wingspan up to about 2.4 metres
yearDescribed 1758

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rùm hasFauna white-tailed eagle
Wolin hasWildlife white-tailed eagle
Jasmund National Park habitatFor white-tailed eagle
Schorfheide forest protectsSpecies white-tailed eagle
Rum National Nature Reserve hasNotableFauna white‑tailed eagle
linked to: white-tailed eagle
Schorfheide hasWildlife white-tailed eagle
National Nature Reserve (Isle of Rum) hasWildlife white‑tailed eagle
linked to: white-tailed eagle
Shiretoko Peninsula hasWildlife white-tailed eagle