White-tailed eagle
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An illustration based on the real animal.
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The white-tailed eagle searches for prey while flying over areas near water.
THE REAL WORLD
The real White-tailed eagle
- Scientific name
- Haliaeetus albicilla
- Japanese name
- オジロワシ
- Group
- Birds
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Haliaeetus
Where the name “White-tailed eagle” comes from
Its Japanese name comes from its white tail.
福岡市動物園An eagle with a brown body, a pale yellowish-brown head and a white tail. Its bill is pale yellow.
Young birds take several years before their bill and tail turn the same color as an adult's.
It eats fish and birds, and sometimes mammals too. It builds its nest of branches, moss and grass on coastal cliffs or in tall trees.
How the White-tailed eagle lives
It catches fish and waterbirds and also eats animal carcasses. It mainly lives alone. It is a resident in Hokkaido and a winter visitor farther south in Japan.
千葉市動物公園平川動物公園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: 62–92 cmWingspan: 200–245 cm
- Weight
- 4.1–5.5 kg
- Diet
- Fish, birds, and mammals
- Range
- Russia, the Middle East, northern India, Nepal, Korea, central and southeastern China, Japan, and central and northern Europe
- Conservation status in Japan
- Vulnerable (VU)Assessed as Haliaeetus albicilla albicillaMinistry of the Environment of Japan, 5th Red List (2026)
Where the White-tailed eagle has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- オジロワシ
- 简体中文
- 白尾海雕
- 繁體中文
- 白尾海鵰
- 한국어
- 흰꼬리수리
- Español
- Pigargo europeo
- Français
- Pygargue à queue blanche
- Deutsch
- Seeadler
- Português (Brasil)
- Águia-rabalva
- Italiano
- Aquila di mare
- العربية
- عقاب أبيض الذنب
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Elang ekor putih
- Tiếng Việt
- Đại bàng đuôi trắng
- Русский
- Орлан-белохвост
- Türkçe
- Bayağı deniz kartalı
- ไทย
- อินทรีหางขาว
- বাংলা
- সাদা লেজধারী ঈগল
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 多摩動物公園 — オジロワシChecked: 2026-11-03
- 福岡市動物園 — オジロワシChecked: 2026-11-05
- 平川動物公園 — オジロワシChecked: 2026-11-05
- 千葉市動物公園 — オジロワシChecked: 2026-11-05
- Ministry of the Environment of Japan, 5th Red List (2026)Checked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
The conservation status in Japan is the category in the Red Lists of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, which assess the risk of extinction for wild animals in Japan.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the White-tailed eagle, look for this
- Look at the toes pointing forward and backward on its feet.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
福岡市動物園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the White-tailed eagle
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
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Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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