Name:Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)
Outline:Bird of prey
Family:Falconiformes Accipitridae Accipitrinae S.Eagle
length:70-85cm
Weight:3-5kg
Life:15-40years
IUCN:LC
White-bellied Sea Eagle is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.
White-bellied Sea Eagle usually flies alone or in pairs along the coast at low altitudes over the water, flapping its wings slowly and powerfully, and sometimes soaring and gliding in the sky. When soaring or gliding in the sky, the wings are often raised in a "V" shape. Sometimes they also live in trees in open areas or higher on the ground. They forage for food both at sea and over land, often flying along the sea surface.
The breeding season of the white-bellied sea eagle is from December to March of the following year, and in Australia and other places in the southern hemisphere, it is usually from May to October. Generally, the nests are built on tall trees or cliff rocks on the coast, and also on small trees in inland swamps, on the ground or rocks on treeless islands. The structure of the nest is relatively large, with a diameter of up to 250 cm. It is mainly composed of dead branches, with some green leaves inside. They also like to use old nests. Usually a nest can be used for many years, but new nest materials need to be added every year. Therefore, the nest becomes larger and larger as the years of use increase. A nest with a diameter of 270 cm and a height of 180 cm was found in India. Each nest usually lays 2 eggs, occasionally 3 eggs. The eggs are white and oval in shape. The parents take turns to incubate the eggs, but the female is the main one, and the male only replaces the female during the day. The territoriality is very strong, and the parents also defend it together.
Habitat loss, food reduction and overhunting are all factors that have led to the decline in the population of white-bellied sea eagles.
Listed in the 2012 Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver3.1 - Least Concern (LC).
Listed in Appendix II of the Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Listed as a Class II national key protected animal in China.
Listed as a rare species in the "China Red Book of Endangered Animals·Birds".
Listed as the first-level "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
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