Haliaeetus
| Haliaeetus | |
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| Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Buteoninae |
| Genus: | Haliaeetus Savigny, 1809 |
| Type species | |
| Haliaeetus nisus[1] Savigny, 1809
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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:[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Bald eagle
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Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) Two subspecies
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Most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Pallas's fish eagle
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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
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Haliaeetus albicilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Two subspecies
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Greenland and Iceland across Europe and Asia to as far east as Hokkaido, Japan
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Steller's sea eagle
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Haliaeetus pelagicus (Pallas, 1811) |
Russia, Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan
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Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tinamidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pam; et al. "Species updates". IOC World Bird List v13.2. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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