Haliaeetus
Haliaeetus is a genus of four species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Ichthyophaga.
| Haliaeetus | |
|---|---|
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| Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Haliaeetinae |
| Genus: | Haliaeetus Savigny, 1809 |
| Type species | |
| Falco albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
This genus includes the following four species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution | IUCN status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald eagle | most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico | LC |
_2.jpg.webp) | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | Pallas's fish eagle | Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan. | EN |
 | Haliaeetus albicilla | White-tailed eagle | Greenland and Iceland across Europe and Asia to as far east as Hokkaido, Japan | LC |
.jpg.webp) | Haliaeetus pelagicus | Steller's sea eagle | Russia, Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan | VU |
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pam; et al. "Species updates". IOC World Bird List v13.2. International Ornithological Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
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