white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) One of my favorite birds, they impress me in bucket loads and entertain me for hours
Date 9 July 2014, 05:39
Source white bellied sea eagle 5
Author Jim Bendon https://www.flickr.com/people/77524419@N03 from Karratha, Australia
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_bellied_sea_eagle_5_(14792117040).jpg
The white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus 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 Haliaeetus species.
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliaeetus
Species: Haliaeetus leucogaster Gmelin, 1788
Synonyms: Ichthyaetus blagrus Blyth, 1843