Steller's sea eagle Facts for Kids
Haliaeetus pelagicus · hal-ee-ay-EE-tus peh-LAJ-ih-kus
A huge sea eagle with a big yellow bill and white shoulders.
- 🏃 speed: not yet checked
- ⚖️ 13 to 20 lb6 to 9 kg1
- 📏 33 in to 3.1 ft85 to 94 cm1 long
- 🎂 lifespan: not yet checked
- 🍽️ meat
- Needs help (Vulnerable)
A Steller's sea eagle is a huge eagle with a big yellow bill. It lives along sea coasts and big rivers in eastern Russia. It eats salmon.
Steller's sea eagles breed along sea coasts and near large rivers with old trees, in eastern Russia. Their main food is salmon. In winter some fly to Japan, Korea and eastern China.
The Steller's sea eagle is one of the biggest eagles. It nests along the sea coasts and big rivers of eastern Russia, around the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kamchatka Peninsula, and in winter some fly south to Japan, Korea and eastern China. Its main food is salmon. When salmon are scarce it also eats crabs, mussels, gulls and small mammals. A female is bigger than a male.
How big is a steller's sea eagle?
Steller's sea eagle in numbers
| Length | 33 in to 3.1 ft85 to 94 cm1body length |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | no checked number yet |
| Weight | 13 to 20 lb6 to 9 kg1averages; males and females |
| Top speed | no checked number yet |
| How long it lives | no checked number yet |
| What it eats | salmon, and when salmon is scarce crabs, mussels, gulls and small mammals |
| Where it lives | sea coasts and large rivers with tall old trees in eastern Russia |
| What kind | Birds |
| Is it in danger? | Needs help (Vulnerable)2 |
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- A Steller's sea eagle's main food is salmon.
- In winter some fly south to Japan.
- Females are bigger than males.
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Where these numbers come from
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Animal Diversity Web: Haliaeetus pelagicus (Steller's sea eagle), checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, from the IUCN Red List, checked 10 November 2026.
- Wikidata, Steller's sea eagle (Q269896), checked 30 October 2026.