白尾海鵰 / White-tailed Eagle

白尾海鵰是在冬天時飛來北海道過冬的侯鳥。主要會飛到海岸、河口和湖泊沼澤。雖然是少數，但也有看到個體的白尾海鵰定居在北海道北部和東部。比起日本最大的猛禽類虎頭海鵰小一圈。幼鳥整個身體是褐色的，成鳥則是只有尾巴的部分是白色。也會在道東和知床等地的海岸或流冰上聚集成聚落。在賞野鳥愛好家當中很熱門。

The White-tailed Eagle is a migratory bird, which comes to Hokkaido in winter. They prefer to live in coastal areas, rivers and wetlands. Some make nests and lay their eggs in the eastern or northern parts of Hokkaido. The size of white-tailed eagle is a little smaller than Steller's Sea Eagle which is the biggest raptor in Japan. The young white-tailed eagle doesn’t have the specific feature of the white tails, instead, it’s just brown. They only develop them as adults. This is one of the popular birds for bird watching enthusiasts.
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