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Pallas's Fish Eagle

Birds of Prey

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Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Basic stats

Diet

Primarily large freshwater fish; also birds, especially waterfowl

Range

Breeds in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan

Size

72–85cm

Wingspan

180–215cm

Weight

Some reported at 4–5.5kg

Pallas's fish eagle, also known as Pallas's sea eagle or the band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea eagle 72–85cm long with a wingspan of 180–215cm. It has a light sandy-brown hood and whitish face, darker brown wings, a rufous back, and a black tail with a wide white stripe. The long, slender wings, unusually slender for a sea eagle, are rather dark brown underneath, and young birds show a white band on the underwing (Wikipedia, general species account).

It breeds in the east Palearctic in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan, and is partially migratory, with Central Asian birds wintering with the southern Asian birds in northern India and farther afield. The diet is primarily large freshwater fish, though it seems broadly opportunistic like better-known sea eagles and regularly takes birds, especially waterfowl (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Pallas's Fish Eagle eat?
Primarily large freshwater fish; also birds, especially waterfowl
Where is the Pallas's Fish Eagle found?
Breeds in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan
How big is the Pallas's Fish Eagle?
72–85cm
What is the wingspan of the Pallas's Fish Eagle?
180–215cm
How much does the Pallas's Fish Eagle weigh?
Some reported at 4–5.5kg
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