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Solomon sea-eagle

Icthyophaga sanfordi (Mayr, 1935)

Status not recordedbirds of prey

The solomon sea-eagle (Icthyophaga sanfordi) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.98 kg to 2.4 kg. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the solomon sea-eagle

Weight
1.98 kg – 2.4 kg
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Generalist
Migration
Sedentary
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the solomon sea-eagle live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The solomon sea-eagle is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Is the solomon sea-eagle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the solomon sea-eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusIcthyophaga
  7. SpeciesIcthyophaga sanfordi (Mayr, 1935)

Synonyms Haliaeetus sanfordi

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Sanford's sea eagleEnglish
  • Sanford's sea-eagleEnglish
  • عقاب البحر السانفورديArabic
  • Папуаски морски орелBulgarian
  • Morerer SanfordBreton
  • Pigarg de les SalomóCatalan
  • orel SanfordůvCzech
  • Eryr môr SanfordWelsh
  • Salomon HavørnDanish
  • SalomonenseeadlerGerman
  • salomona maragloEsperanto
  • Pigargo de las SalomónSpanish
  • pruun-merikotkasEstonian
  • عقاب دریایی سانفوردPersian
  • ruskomerikotkaFinnish
  • Pygargue de SanfordFrench
  • עיטם איי שלמהHebrew
  • solomonski štekavacCroatian
  • salamon-szigeteki rétisasHungarian
  • Aquila pescatrice di SanfordItalian
  • ソロモンウミワシJapanese
  • saliamoninis jūrinis erelisLithuanian
  • Соломон колгучкыжWestern Mari
  • Sanfords ZeearendDutch
  • brunhavørnNorwegian
  • bielik melanezyjskiPolish
  • pigargo-das-salomãoPortuguese
  • Соломонский орланRussian
  • orliak hnedýSlovak
  • Shqiponja e Detit të SalomoneveAlbanian
  • Belorepan sa Solomonskih ostrvaSerbian
  • salomonfiskörnSwedish
  • Solomon Deniz KartalıTurkish
  • орлан соломонськийUkrainian
  • Đại bàng biển SanfordVietnamese
  • 所罗门海雕Chinese
  • pigarg de les illes SalomóCatalan
  • orel šalomounskýCzech
  • Sanforda maragloEsperanto
  • Aquila pescatrice delle SalomoneItalian
  • rybożer melanezyjskiPolish
  • Águia-marinha-de-barriga-castanhaPortuguese
  • Соломоновский орланRussian
  • salomonhavsörnSwedish
  • 所罗门群岛海雕Chinese
  • 所羅門海鵰Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the solomon sea-eagle

Other species in the same genus Icthyophaga.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the solomon sea-eagle?

An adult solomon sea-eagle weighs 1.98 kg – 2.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the solomon sea-eagle live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the solomon sea-eagle for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the solomon sea-eagle?

The solomon sea-eagle (Icthyophaga sanfordi) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Solomon sea-eagle (Icthyophaga sanfordi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/solomon-sea-eagle

MLA

“Solomon sea-eagle (Icthyophaga sanfordi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/solomon-sea-eagle.

BibTeX
@misc{solomon_sea_eagle_2026,
  title = {Solomon sea-eagle (Icthyophaga sanfordi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/solomon-sea-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}