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White-Bellied Sea Eagle(Juvenile)
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White-bellied Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Main features: Large (60-70cm); long broad wings which are narrower at the tip; tail wedge-shaped. White head, neck and underparts; upperparts grey; feet and bill grey. From below, white wing coverts with black flight feathers; tail white, black at the base. From above: wings all dark.
Juvenile: Plumage pale brown mottled; no white and grey; sometimes with dark breast band. From below, wing coverts pale brown with paler base of primaries and black flight feathers; tail pale with black tip.
Call: Described as goose-like honking, loud clanging, yelping, barking, series of loud screaming.
In flight: Heavy flapping flight, wings held in a characteristic shallow V-shape.
Status in Singapore: Fairly common resident throughout, including North and South offshore islands.
World distribution: Coastal areas of India through China to the Philippines and Australia.
Similar birds: Brahminy Kite (Haliatur indus) looks like an immature White-bellied. The adult White-bellied's white extends to the belly, wings and tail and the rest is grey instead of bronze.
Classification: Family Accipitridae. World 240 species, Singapore 27 species. |
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Hello Meer,
Great shot of white bellied sea eagle by you. Cheers.
Warm regards-Ranjan
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