{"id":14127,"date":"2026-02-16T11:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14127"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:38:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:08:03","slug":"white-bellied-sea-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/white-bellied-sea-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"White-Bellied Sea Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>White-Bellied Sea Eagle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the annual nest monitoring survey of the White-bellied Sea Eagle recorded 17 active nesting sites in Kannur and Kasaragod districts during this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About White-bellied Sea Eagle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known as <\/span><b>the white-breasted sea eagle,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a large diurnal bird of prey in the <\/span><b>family Accipitridae.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It lives primarily in <\/span><b>terrestrial habitats near the ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially coasts, islands, and estuaries, but also live in forested areas with access to smaller bodies of water<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in <\/span><b>India, Sri Lanka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Andaman Island, southern China, the Philippines, Wallacea, New Guinea, Australia, and Tasmania, among other countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It exhibits <\/span><b>sexual dimorphism,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with females being slightly larger than males.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Communication:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The primary form of communication in white-bellied sea eagles is <\/span><b>vocalizations<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are<\/span><b> carnivorous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and primarily prey on aquatic animals, especially fish, eels, and crustaceans.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>apex predator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in coastal ecosystems, and is considered an <\/span><b>indicator of marine and coastal environmental health.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Least Concern<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/survey-records-17-active-white-bellied-sea-eagle-nests-in-kannur-kasaragod\/article70634547.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White-bellied Sea Eagle is also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. 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