White-bellied sea eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

The White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) is a bird found in Australia, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Coasts, rivers and lakes from India to Australia. It eats small mammals and birds, reptiles and frogs and fish. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Haliaeetus leucogaster
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka

🏡 Where the White-bellied sea eagle lives

Coasts, rivers and lakes from India to Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐭 Mammals & birds40%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs20%
🐟 Fish20%
🦴 Leftovers (carrion)20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It builds a huge nest and the pair often calls a honking duet.

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Recorded by Joan Theng (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1183270. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-bellied sea eagle

Where does the White-bellied sea eagle live?

The White-bellied sea eagle lives in Australia, India, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Coasts, rivers and lakes from India to Australia.

What does the White-bellied sea eagle eat?

small mammals and birds (about 40%), reptiles and frogs (about 20%), fish (about 20%), dead animals (carrion) (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-bellied sea eagle endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.