#0622 · 🐦 birds

White-tailed Eagle

🇳🇱 Zeearend ·Haliaeetus albicilla

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Mikhail Ezdakov · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Бобаченко Елена · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Алина Урусова · CC BY 4.0
4. © Андрей Беспалов · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Jacob Spinks · CC BY 4.0
6. © موسی مزینانیان Mousa Mazinanian · CC BY 4.0
7. © vladimir_m · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Наталия · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The white-tailed eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ), also known as the ern , erne , gray eagle , Eurasian sea eagle and white-tailed sea-eagle , is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes other raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. They are found in Eurasia, near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting. They are considered a close cousin of the bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ).

base stats

NL sightings 494iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 33,095iNaturalist observations
weight 5.6 kgadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).