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Steller's Sea Eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicus
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) is the heaviest eagle in the world, with big females reaching 9 kilograms, and it carries the most massive bill of any eagle, a deep, bright yellow hook out of all proportion to its head. It breeds around the Sea of Okhotsk, chiefly on …
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- Despite its formidable size, Steller's Sea Eagle sometimes loses its catch to other eagles or even crows due to kleptoparasitism.
- It is the heaviest eagle alive, outweighing both the harpy and the Philippine eagle, though those birds have stronger feet. Lead poisoning from bullets in deer carcasses is a leading cause of death, prompting Hokkaido to ban lead ammunition. Its bill is so large that the head looks almost top-heavy in flight. One lost individual spent 2021 and 2022 wandering Canada and the northeastern United States, roughly 8,000 kilometres from home, becoming a minor celebrity.
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