General

White-tailed Eagle: Fourth largest eagle in the world, has a dark brown body, brown and white streaked head, neck, and breast with a white tail. Bill, legs, and feet are yellow and eyes are medium brown. Sexes are similar. Juvenile is dark brown with variable mottling on wings and tail.

Range and Habitat

White-tailed Eagle: Native of Eurasia and Greenland, is sometimes seen on the Aleutian Island Attu. Prefers rocky coasts and rivers along the forest edge.

Breeding and Nesting

White-tailed Eagle: Builds a nest of sticks, grass, seaweed and bones of prey high in a tree or on a rocky ledge. One to three dull white eggs incubated by female 35 to 45 days. Young are fed by both sexes. One brood per year.

Foraging and Feeding

White-tailed Eagle: Eats fish, young gulls, ducks, guillemots, alcids, seals, rabbits, rodents, and carrion. Will steal food from gulls.

Vocalization

White-tailed Eagle: Utters a bark-like call.

Similar Species

White-tailed Eagle: Bald Eagle has white undertail coverts and white head. Steller's Sea-Eagle is larger with yellow-orange bill.