Profile
In flight
Birds of Prey
Steller’s Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
- mythic
- 55 km/h
- Vulnerable
One of the world's heaviest eagles, hunting salmon from Russia's Pacific shores. Fewer than 4,000 remain. Vulnerable.
- Population
- roughly 3,600–4,670 mature individuals, decreasing
- Habitat
- coastal cliffs, rivers, and floodplain forests near the sea, nesting in tall trees or on rocky outcrops
- Fun fact
- Steller's sea eagle is considered the heaviest eagle species in the world, with some females weighing up to 9 kg (20 lb).
- Range
- breeds along coastal northeastern Russia (Kamchatka Peninsula, Sea of Okhotsk coast, lower Amur River, Sakhalin, Shantar Islands), wintering south through the Kuril Islands to Japan (especially Hokkaido) and Korea, with occasional vagrants elsewhere (e.g. China, Taiwan, North America)
- Diet
- mainly fish, especially salmon and trout, supplemented by waterbirds (ducks, geese, gulls, murres) and carrion
- Size
- 0.95 m
- Wingspan
- 2.2 m
- Lifespan
- 25 years
