White-bellied Sea Eagle

Icthyophaga leucogaster

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) — Birds of Prey of South & Southeast Asia.

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Regional checklists

Birds of Australia Birds of Indonesia Birds of India Birds of Malaysia Birds of the Philippines Birds of Thailand Birds of Australian Capital Territory Birds of New South Wales Birds of Northern Territory Birds of Queensland

By family

Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Australia Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Indonesia Hawks, Eagles & Kites of India Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Malaysia Hawks, Eagles & Kites of the Philippines Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Thailand Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Australian Capital Territory Hawks, Eagles & Kites of New South Wales Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Northern Territory Hawks, Eagles & Kites of Queensland

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The White-bellied Sea Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) is a member of the Accipitridae family found in Australia & Oceania and South & Southeast Asia.

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Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Accipitriformes
Family Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Genus Icthyophaga
Species leucogaster

Where it lives

India to eastern China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and satellites, Australia (except central), Tasmania and Bismarck Arch.

Quick facts

Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes

Biology & behaviour

The White-bellied Sea Eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster) is a species of kites, hawks, eagles in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. It is found in South & Southeast Asia, Australia & Oceania — India to e China, Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea and satellites, Australia (except c), Tasmania and Bismarck Arch..