' s ▁fish ▁e agle ▁or ▁Sol omon ▁e agle , ▁is ▁a ▁sea ▁e agle ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁The ▁" se a ▁e agle " ▁name ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁preferred , ▁to ▁distinguish ▁the ▁species ▁of ▁Hal iae et us ▁from ▁the ▁closely ▁related ▁Ich thy oph aga ▁true ▁fish ▁e ag les . ▁The ▁species ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁by ▁Ernst ▁May r ▁who ▁noticed ▁that ▁earlier ▁obser vers ▁had ▁over look ed ▁it , ▁thinking ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁ju ven ile ▁of ▁the ▁white - bel lied ▁sea ▁e agle . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁San ford ' s ▁sea ▁e agle ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁and ▁named ▁after ▁Dr ▁Leonard ▁C . ▁San ford , ▁a ▁trust ee ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Museum ▁of ▁Natural ▁History . ▁The ▁first ▁description ▁was ▁by ▁Ernst ▁May r ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁It ▁can ▁reach ▁a ▁length ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁weight ▁between ▁. ▁The ▁wings pan ▁is ▁between ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁large ▁pred ator ▁on ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁The ▁e ag les ▁inhab it ▁coast al ▁for ests ▁and ▁la kes ▁up ▁to ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁m ▁as l . ▁ ▁The ▁pl um age ▁is ▁wh it ish ▁brown ▁to ▁bright ▁brown ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁and ▁the ▁neck . ▁The ▁under parts ▁are ▁brown ▁to ▁re dd ish ▁brown ▁and ▁dark ▁brown . ▁The ▁upper parts ▁are ▁dark ish