White-bellied sea eagle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-bellied sea eagle lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Haliaeetus leucogaster
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Mass	117 g (birth weight); 2.4 kg (male organism, adult weight); 3.33 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the white-bellied sea eagle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-bellied sea eagle in 13 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Indonesia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a white-bellied sea eagle?

Wikidata records the following for the white-bellied sea eagle: mass 117 g (birth weight); 2.4 kg (male organism, adult weight); 3.33 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the white-bellied sea eagle endangered?

The white-bellied sea eagle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the white-bellied sea eagle?

The white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Haliaeetus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the 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 under-wing flight feathers contrast with the white coverts. The tail is short and wedge-shaped as in all Haliaeetinae species. Like many raptors, the female is larger than the male, and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan of up to 2.2 m (7.2 ft), and weigh 4.5 kg (9.9 lb). Immature birds have brown plumage, which is gradually replaced by white until the age of five or six years. The call is a loud goose-like honking.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-bellied sea eagle (revision 1381015167), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q45974 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).