White-tailed eagle
The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla[2]) — also called the sea eagle, erne, and white-tailed sea-eagle — is a large bird of prey.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Haliaeetus |
| Species: | H. albicilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Falco albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 | |
It is in the family Accipitridae, which includes other raptors, such as hawks and kites. It is a close cousin of the bald eagle, but it lives in Eurasia.
Description
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The white-tailed eagle is a very large bird. It measures 66–94 cm (26–37 in) in length with a 1.78–2.45 m (5.8–8.0 ft) wingspan. The wingspan averages about 7 feet. This is the largest of any eagle.[3][4]
White-tailed Eagle Media
Two adult white-tailed eagles in snow in Färnebofjärden National Park, Sweden
The white-tailed eagle is the largest eagle found in Europe and most of its Asian range.
An illustration of the large bill and sharply curved talons of a juvenile white-tailed eagle
An example of a darker, more richly coloured adult than average
A typical white tailed eagle juvenile
Plumage of an immature white-tailed eagle
Closeup of white-tailed eagle calling
An adult eagle at the Littleisland lighthouse in Norway
Various wintering white-tailed eagles in the Netherlands
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Nuuk, Greenland
A pair of white-tailed eagles around their nest
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References
- ↑ 'Haliaeetus albicilla'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 (2016)IUCN. p. e.T22695137A93491570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695137A93491570.en. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ Etymology: Haliaeetus, New Latin for "sea-eagle". albicilla, "white-tailed", from Latin albi- "white" + cilla, "tail".
- ↑ National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2002). Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. ISBN 978-0792268772.
- ↑ Ferguson-Lees, J.. Raptors of the World (2001). London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-8026-1.