1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle at Congo, NSW
Identification history
| Icthyophaga leucogaster | 14 Jul 2020 | jb2602 |
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User's notes
Sea eagle with rather scrawny legs! The truth revealed in the latter shots.
3 comments
AndrewMcCutcheon
wrote:
15 Jul 2020
The profile of the bill and feet suggest to me the prey item is a coot as Jackie suggested. Could the coot have been washed out to sea after the heavy rain from Congo Ck?
Location information
- Coordinates 150.162225-35.952114
- Places Congo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 6 Jul 2020 02:56 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
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Collections
jb2602 South Coast NatureMapr NSW Government Priority Species Icthyophaga leucogaster Birds of prey Birds
Species information
- Icthyophaga leucogaster Scientific name
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 825m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Icthyophaga leucogaster