1. Stijn Puente Leenders

2.  The white bellied sea eagle is a bird,
specifically an eagle.
 They’re very big and powerful, in fact
they’re Australia’s second largest bird of
prey.
 They can live for 30
years.

3.  They’re white on the head and belly
and half of the wings, and dark grey on
their back and the other half of the
wings.
 Young sea eagles are speckled brown.

4.  In Australia, we can find them along the
coastline, but they are also found inland
around rivers and wetlands.
 White bellied Sea Eagles are not just
found in Australia, they also live in New
Guinea, Indonesia, and South east Asia.

5.  Sea Eagles are
carnivores, they eat
mostly fish, turtles and sea
snakes.
 They also eat birds, small
mammals and reptiles,
and sometimes dead
animals next to the water.

6.  During winter and autumn one or two
eggs are laid in a nest in tall trees near
water.
 Breeding lasts about 40 days; after that
the young eagles stay in the nest for 95
days.
 If there are two eggs, the first baby often
kills the other.

7.  There are 3 main threats to these
magnificent birds:
1) Habitat destruction is the most important
threat.
2) Too much fishing by humans steals fish
from the eagles.
3) Loud noises, like road buildings, make
them nervous.

8.  At this moment it isn’t on the red list,
because there are a lot of different types
of this eagle.
 But the habitat destruction, too much
fishing and loud noises made by humans
are causing problems for this beautiful
animal.