Haliaeetus sanfordi
Adult similar to juvenil H. leucogaster, but more uniform, with ale buff head and dark eyeline, řasny underparts and dark tail, pale area on median coverts. Female larger than male. Juvenilie mottled brown, similar to juvenilie H. leucogaster but with dark tail and darker UnW.
Vulnerable
Adult similar to juvenil H. leucogaster, but more uniform, with ale buff head and dark eyeline, řasny underparts and dark tail, pale area on median coverts. Female larger than male. Juvenilie mottled brown, similar to juvenilie H. leucogaster but with dark tail and darker UnW.
70-90 cm, female 2270-2725 g.
Taxonomy:
- Haliaeetus sanfordi Mayr, 1935, Choiseul Island, Solomons. Has been confused with, or considered a race of, H. leucogaster, with which it forms superspecies; separated by plumage. Monotypic. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
Distribution:
- Solomon Is, including Bougainville I and Buka I.
Occurs from inshore water and tideline to montane rain forest near freshwater lakes, mostly oer coastal habitats.
Much like other Haliaeetus, contrary to reports that it is more of a forest eagle. Mostly fish and tideline offal.
Courtship in Aug. No first-hand observation. CITES II. Range and total population small.