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Haliaeetus

  • Haliaeetus

    Haliaeetus is a genus of four species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Ichthyophaga.

    1/ Pallas's fish eagle (Đại bàng biển đuôi trắng, Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle

    Accipitriformes, Accipitridae:
    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name is from Latin haliaetus or haliaetos meaning "sea-eagle" or "osprey".

  • White-tailed Eagle

    White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the "sea eagle"

    The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.
    This bird breeds from as far west as Greenland and Iceland to as far east as Hokkaido, Japan.

    Accipitriformes, Accipitridae:
    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name is from Latin haliaetus or haliaetos meaning "sea-eagle" or "osprey".
    The name Haliaeetus is Neo-Latin for "sea-eagle", from Ancient Greek hali-, "sea-" and aetos, "eagle". 
    The specific albicilla, "white-tailed", is from Neo-Latin albi-, "white" and cilla, "tail".