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Steller’s Sea Eagle, scientifically named *Haliaeetus pelagicus*, is a species within the genus *Haliaeetus*. It belongs to the class Aves and is also referred to by the common names eryr môr Steller, Riesenseeadler, and Pigargo gigante. The species was named after Georg Wilhelm Steller.
This eagle has a wingspan of 220 and a mass of 7.9. Its reproductive characteristics include a litter size of 1.7 and an egg incubation period of 41. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Vulnerable in 2021.
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VulnerableSteller's Sea-Eagle
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虎頭海雕（學名：Haliaeetus pelagicus、Steller's Sea Eagle）是鷹科中的一種大型的猛禽。虎頭海雕是現時所知全世界平均最重的鷹，平均每隻重約6.8公斤。 虎頭海雕在堪察加半島、鄂霍次克海沿岸、黑龍江、庫頁島北部及俄羅斯尚塔爾群島（Shantar Islands）一帶進行繁殖。大部分虎頭海雕在冬季來臨時都會往南遷至日本千島群島和北海道越冬。這說明了虎頭海雕比白尾海雕更不具流浪性，分佈的範圍亦不及白尾海雕廣泛。在中国大陆，分布于辽宁、河北等地，多栖息于海岸、河口。该物种的模式产地在西伯利亚Kamchatka。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Haliaeetus
- Named after
- Georg Wilhelm Steller
- Mass
- 7.9
- Image
- Haliaeetus pelagicus with fish.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Haliaeetus pelagicus
- Commons category
- Haliaeetus pelagicus
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- Haliaeetus pelagicus
- taxon common name
- pigargo-gigante
- wingspan
- 220
- litter size
- 1.7
- egg incubation period
- 41
- short name
- H. pelagicus
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Encyclopedic overview
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), also known as the Pacific sea eagle or white-shouldered eagle, is a very large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was described first by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811. No subspecies are recognised. A sturdy eagle, it has dark brown plumage with white wings and tail, a yellow beak, and yellow talons. Typically, it is the heaviest eagle in the world, at about 5 to 10 kg (11 to 22 lb), but in some standard measurements, may be ranked below the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) and the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi). Steller's sea eagle females are bigger than males, similar to other raptors.
The Steller's sea eagle is endemic to coastal northeastern Asia, where it lives in Russia, Korea, Japan, and China. It mainly preys on fish and water birds. The Kamchatka Peninsula in Far Eastern Russia is known for its relatively large population of these birds; about 4,000 of these eagles live there. Steller's sea eagle is listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List (IUCN Red List) of threatened species.
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