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Birds · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
Haliaeetus pelagicus
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
Steller's sea eagle is the heaviest raptor in the world: females exceed nine kilos. It is black with pure white shoulders, thighs and tail and an enormous bill of intense orange. It breeds on the coast of the Russian Far East, in Kamchatka and the Amur basin, and winters on Hokkaido, where it gathers on the sea ice. It depends almost entirely on salmon and on the winter pack ice, both of them in decline.
Weight
5.5 kg – 7.9 kg
Size
85 cm – 1.1 m
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Moderate
Estimated population
Around 4,000 individuals
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haliaeetus_pelagicus
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The steller's sea eagle is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 4 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
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