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The White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a bird found in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands and Finland. Coasts, lakes and rivers across Europe and Asia. It eats fish, small mammals and birds and dead animals (carrion). The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the White-tailed eagle lives

Coasts, lakes and rivers across Europe and Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐟 Fish40%
• 🐭 Mammals & birds30%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)30%

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

Conservation status

Hear the White-tailed eagle

Recorded by Lars Edenius (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC801734. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the White-tailed eagle

Where does the White-tailed eagle live?

The White-tailed eagle lives in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands and Finland. Coasts, lakes and rivers across Europe and Asia.

What does the White-tailed eagle eat?

fish (about 40%), small mammals and birds (about 30%), dead animals (carrion) (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the White-tailed eagle endangered?

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

More birds from Europe

• Common shelduck
• Eurasian wigeon
• Western house martin
• Lesser black-backed gull
• European green woodpecker
• Coal tit

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