Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
ACCIPITRIDAE
Genus
Haliaeetus
Species
leucogaster
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
White-bellied Sea-eagle
Alternate name
White-breasted Sea-eagle
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
Vulnerable
EPBC
Marine
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common. Favours maritime habitats and terrestrial wetlands. Sometimes follows large rivers inland
Known location
Carrara, Burleigh Heads, Pine Ridge CP, Tallebudgera, Eagleby, Coombabah, Jacobs Well, Canungra, Ni
Other locality
Common in low densities over large waterbodies, including Southern Moreton Bay, estuaries, rivers and the Hinze Dam.
Riparian dependent
True
Wetland dependent
True
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
True
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
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Description
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