Also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne, or White-tailed Sea-Eagle.
This large bird has a body length range of 69-92cm and can have a wingspan of up to 244cm. The White-tailed Eagle breeds in northern Europe and northern Asia and lives to 21 years on average.
The White-tailed Eagle's diet is varied, including fish, birds, carrion, and, occasionally, small mammals. Many of these birds live almost wholly as scavengers, regularly pirating food from otters and other birds, but this eagle can be a powerful hunter as well.
White-tailed Eagles are territorial and will reuse their huge nests, sometimes for decades by successive generations of birds; one nest in Iceland has been in use for over 150 years.
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