Juvenile © Benjamin Hack
Second year © Jonathan Eckerson
Second year © Matt Davis
Adult © Nigel Voaden
+ 8
Adult © Scott Heidorn
Fourth year © Matt Davis
Second year © Karl Overman
Juvenile © Blair Dudeck
Second year © George Ho
Adult and immature © Larry Therrien
Adult © Dan Vickers

vithövdad havsörn Haliaeetus leucocephalus

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Identification

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Majestic adults have blackish-brown body with white head and tail. Several stages of immature plumages aren't quite as majestic, from fully dark brown to messy and mottled with large patches of white. Look especially for white mottling on the belly on immatures. Scavenges and hunts near bodies of water. Soars with wings flat, like a large, dark plank. Head appears large in flight; projects far in front of wings. Surprisingly weak-sounding vocalization is a series of high-pitched whistles.

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