Species Profile

Icthyophaga leucogaster

Category
🐦‍⬛ Birds

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

The white-bellied sea eagle ( Icthyophaga leucogaster ), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle , is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford's sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies. A distinctive bird, the adult white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, breast, under-wing coverts and tail. The upper parts are grey and the black...

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(c) Allan Lugg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Allan Lugg

(c) Allan Lugg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Allan Lugg

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(c) Chinmay Pathak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chinmay Pathak

(c) Chinmay Pathak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chinmay Pathak

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(c) Emily Sonter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Emily Sonter

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(c) Allan Lugg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Allan Lugg

(c) Allan Lugg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Allan Lugg

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