Scientific Name : Haliaeetus albicilla
Family : Accipitridae
Order : Accipitriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Rivers
Description : White-tailed Eagle is a large,dark brown raptor with broad parallel sided wings and a short white wedged shaped tail.Male smaller than female.Their adult looks dark brown above and greyish below.It got a large yellow bill,irises and feet.The juvenile has a blackish-brown body. White-tailed eagles spend much of their day perched on trees or crags, and may often not move for hours. Perhaps up to 90% of a day may be spent perched, especially if weather is poor.[5][34] Also, they will alternate periods of soaring with perching, especially flying over water or well-watered areas, but do considerably less soaring on average than do golden eagles. Pairs regularly roost together, often near to their nest, either on a crag or tree or crevices, overhung ledges or small isolated trees on a crag.
Distribution in Bangladesh
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description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;photo credit: Евсеева Анна(www.inaturalist.org/people/ Евсеева Анна),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;more information, please contact us.