White-bellied Sea-eagle

Haliaeetus is from the Greek words hals, meaning sea, and aetos, meaning eagle. Leucogaster is from the Greek words leucos,  meaning white, and gaster, meaning belly.

Djilyon (chill’yon).

Found mainly around coastal Australia but also inland along rivers. Also found from India to New Guinea.

Up to 85 centimetres long with a wingspan up to 220 centimetres.

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 1,824 km. The oldest bird recorded was recovered 15 years 2.9 months after being banded (information as at 16 April 2023).

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/dc420306-4746-4663-9c2d-cf367587f728