White-tailed eagle

Species of bird White-tailed eagleTemporal range: Piacenzian–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Haliaeetus Species: H. albicilla Binomial name Haliaeetus albicilla(Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies H. a. albicilla - (Linnaeus, 1758) H. a. groenlandicus - Brehm, CL, 1831 Range of H. albicilla Breeding Resident Passage Non-breeding Extant & Reintroduced (resident) Extant & Reintroduced (passage) Synonyms Falco albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 Falco melanaetos Linnaeus, 1766 Falco ossifragus Linnaeus, 1766 The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the "sea eagle", is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia. Like other eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which also includes other diurnal raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers. One of up to eleven members in the genus Haliaeetus, which are commonly called sea eagles, it is also referred to as the white-tailed sea-eagle. Sometimes, it is known as the ern or erne (depending on spe