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Berlin Tierpark has a breeding female of the dark form of Steller’s Sea Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus (“niger”) . This is the first known specimen for about half a century and the first evidence that it is not a subspecies but just a colour phase.
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Kaiser, M. A living specimen of the dark form of Steller’s Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus (“niger”) in captivity. J Ornithol 152, 207–208 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-010-0580-2
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