Description:

Huge and bulky, with broad parallel-edged wings, short wedge-shaped tail, protruding head and neck, and heavy bill. Adult has yellow bill, pale head, and white tail. Juvenile is mainly blackish-brown with whitish centres to tail feathers, pale patch on axillaries, and variable pale band across underwing-coverts; bill becomes yellow with age.

Distribution:

Rare passage migrant through the central and western waterways of Gilgit-Baltistan. Found in open country rivers, lakes, marshes, freshwater wetlands and pools; often in arid areas or steppe. From lowlands up to 3500m.

Behavior:

Normally fish are caught without plunge; species that swim near surface most important. Foraging tactics adjusted to local food supply. Wide range of food types, including fish, birds and, less often, mammals; prey normally medium-sized. Fish probably main prey in many areas; some taken dead or dying.

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Range & Occurrence:

Resident Species

Summer Breeder

Winter Visitor

Passage Migrant

Distribution Map of White-tailed Eagle in Gilgit-Baltistan (Status: )

Seasonal Occurrence of White-tailed Eagle

Resources:

Birds of Pakistan: Helm Field Guides (R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
The Birds of Pakistan (T. J. Roberts)
Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (C. Inskipp, R. Grimmett & T. Inskipp)
Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide (P. Rasmussen & J. Anderton)
Birds of India: Collins Field Guide (N. Arlott)
Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan (S. Ali & S. D. Ripley)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (https://www.hbw.com)
The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition
iNaturalist BoGB (inaturalist.org/projects/birds-of-gilgit-baltistan)
Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan (http://fb.me/birdsgb)

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