White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) White-tailed Eagle
The White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Haliaeetus albicilla
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-tailed Eagle
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla
- Haliaeetus albicilla groenlandicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco Albicilla
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Restricted type locality, Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.89
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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