Haliaeetus
Haliaeetus | |
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Haliaeetinae |
Genus: | Haliaeetus Savigny, 1809 |
Type species | |
Falco albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
See text. |
Haliaeetus is a genus of four species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Ichthyophaga.
This genus includes the following four species:[1]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies
| Most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Pallas's fish eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus (Pallas, 1771) | Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan. | Size: Habitat: Diet: | EN
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White-tailed eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla (Lesson, 1839) Two subspecies
| Greenland and Iceland across Europe and Asia to as far east as Hokkaido, Japan | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC
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Steller's sea eagle | Haliaeetus pelagicus (Pallas, 1811) | Russia, Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan | Size: Habitat: Diet: | VU
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References[edit]
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pam; et al. "Species updates". IOC World Bird List v13.2. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2023.