White-tailed Eagle
Haliaeetus albicilla
Photo: Original: Andreas Weith. This edit: MPF. / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
The White-tailed Eagle is a large eagle with a white wedge-shaped tail and a wingspan exceeding two meters. It feeds mainly on fish and waterbirds and lives near coasts and lakes. A few breed in Hokkaido, and in winter birds from Russia and elsewhere join them. It is a Natural Monument and is protected.
- Scientific name
- Haliaeetus albicilla
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Hokkaido, Niigata
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- VulnerableMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- 日本語
- オジロワシ
- 简体中文
- 白尾海雕
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The White-tailed Eagle is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Hokkaido, Niigata.
You can see the White-tailed Eagle at Asahiyama Zoo, Fukuoka City Zoological Garden, Kushiro Zoo, Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo, Tama Zoological Park, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The White-tailed Eagle is listed as "Vulnerable" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as オジロワシ).
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