Colours
Distinguishing features
The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are about 25 percent larger than males. The beak is large and hooked. The plumage of immature birds is brown. (Wikipedia)
Size
- Up to 102 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- From 180 cm to 230 cm - applies to Adults
Synonyms
Distribution
©Mad Max: Dark red: Breeding resident; Middle red: Breeding summer visitor Lighter red: Winter visitor; Palest red: On migration only
Distribution and habitat preferences
A sea eagle, its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico.
It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting. (Wikipedia)
Audio recordings
Recorded at near Swan Island, Walker Lake, Gates of the Arctic National Park, AK in United States. cThe site was situated on a small peninsula extending into a glacial lake.
© Davyd Betchkal
(source)
Recorded at Three Lakes WMA, near Lake Marian, Osceola County, Florida in United States.
© Paul Marvin
(source)
Diet
It is an opportunistic carnivore with the capacity to consume a great variety of prey. Throughout their range, fish often comprise the majority of their diet. Mammalian prey includes rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, raccoons (Procyon lotor), muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), beavers (Castor canadensis), and deer fawns. (Wikipedia)
