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title: "White-bellied Sea-Eagle"
description: "Icthyophaga leucogaster — Uccelli. The white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/white-bellied-sea-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-bellied Sea-Eagle

> Icthyophaga leucogaster — Uccelli. The white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

- Scientific name: *Icthyophaga leucogaster*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 19049
- iNaturalist taxon: [1505653](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1505653)

## Names

- en: White-bellied Sea-Eagle
- de: Weißbauchseeadler
- es: Pigargo oriental
- fr: Pygargue blagre

## Countries with the most observations

AU (10718), SG (2626), MY (1413), IN (840), LK (750), ID (567), TH (556), HK (285), PH (56), VN (54), PG (39), CN (33)

## Summary

The white-bellied sea eagle (Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford's sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies. A distinctive bird, the adult white-bellied sea eagle has a white head, breast, under-wing coverts and tail. The upper parts are grey and the black under-wing flight feathers contrast with the white coverts. The tail is short and wedge-shaped as in all Haliaeetinae species. Like many raptors…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_sea_eagle

## Photo

![White-bellied Sea-Eagle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-bellied-sea-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21416932

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-bellied-sea-eagle?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).