Sanford's Sea Eagle
Icthyophaga sanfordi(Mayr, E, 1935)
English (US) Sanford's Sea Eagle
The Sanford's Sea Eagle (Icthyophaga sanfordi) 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.
Range: Solomon IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Icthyophaga sanfordi
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Sanford's Sea Eagle
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1935)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Haliaeetus sanfordi
- Described by
- (Mayr, E, 1935)
- Type locality
- Choiseul Island.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.820 p.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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