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Steller's Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus



Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Authority: (Pallas, 1811)

Red List Category

Criteria: A3bce

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small, regionally declining population as a result of displacement following habitat conversion in its breeding grounds, mortality caused by lead poisoning in inland Japan, reduced breeding rate in the Magadan District caused by climate change, and reduced breeding success predominantly due to predation of nestlings by brown bears on Sakhalin Island. It is suspected that it will decline at a rate of 20-30% over three generations in the future as significant threats are ongoing, and some (such as climate change) are predicted to worsen. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable.



Population size: 3600-4670 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 2,940,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome
IUCN Ecosystem -- Marine biome
Raptors MOU

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Haliaeetus pelagicus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/stellers-sea-eagle-haliaeetus-pelagicus on 19/03/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org on 19/03/2024.