Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Haliaeetus pelagicus (Pallas, 1811) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Steller's sea eagle Riesenseeadler Pygargue empereur Pigargo gigante
CMS App I & II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) VU C1 CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intracontinental

Haliaeetus pelagicus

Chief overwintering areas outside breeding range are in S Primorski region, Kuril Is and Sakhalin; many birds overwinter on Hokkaido, particularly on E coast. However, estimated that major part of Kachatkan sub- population does not leave peninsula, but merely moves to S parts of it. A young bird tracked by satellite remained in nest area in Kamchatka for nearly 2 months after fledging, up to mid-Oct; within 3 weeks it migrated 1360 km S through Kuril Is to Urup, NE of Hokkaido.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, North America, North Asia
Recommended link: http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/stellers.htm
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede
Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations