White-tailed eagle  (Haliaeetus albicilla)

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Range

The largest populations of the white-tailed eagle are found in Norway and Russia, with important populations also found in south-west Greenland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland and Germany. Small numbers can be found in the rest of Europe, the Middle East, China, India and Mongolia (8). It became extinct in Britain in 1916 following excessive shooting, but was reintroduced from 1975 to the Island of Rhum in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It can now be found scattered along the west coast of Scotland (7).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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Habitat

Inhabits large, open expanses of lake, coast or river valley in temperate regions and tundra zones. It prefers to be close to undisturbed cliffs or open stands of large, mature trees for nesting (8).

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