▁brown ▁to ▁gray - black . ▁The ▁eyes ▁are ▁bright ▁brown . ▁Un iqu ely ▁among ▁sea ▁e ag les , ▁this ▁species ▁has ▁an ▁entirely ▁dark ▁tail ▁throughout ▁its ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁bre eding ▁season ▁is ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁October . ▁The ▁nest ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁eggs . ▁ ▁The ▁di et ▁consists ▁of ▁mainly ▁of ▁tid eline ▁car r ion , ▁fish , ▁m oll us cs , ▁c rab s , ▁tort o ises , ▁and ▁sea ▁sn akes , ▁and ▁more ▁rarely ▁birds ▁and ▁meg ab ats ▁sn atch ed ▁from ▁the ▁rain for est ▁can opy . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁feed ▁opportun ist ically ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁common ▁c us cus . ▁ ▁It ▁forms ▁a ▁su pers pecies ▁with ▁the ▁white - bel lied ▁sea ▁e agle . ▁As ▁in ▁other ▁sea ▁e agle ▁species ▁pairs , ▁the ▁other ▁tax on ▁is ▁white - head ed . ▁These ▁two ▁are ▁gen et ically ▁very ▁close , ▁it ▁seems ; ▁their ▁line ages ▁separated ▁not ▁longer ▁ago ▁than ▁ 1 ▁my a , ▁probably ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁Ple ist oc ene , ▁a ▁few ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago . ▁Both ▁share ▁a ▁dark ▁bill , ▁tal ons , ▁and ▁eyes ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁G ond wan an ▁sea ▁e ag les . ▁ ▁This ▁e agle ▁is ▁often ▁illustrated ▁on ▁post age ▁st amps ▁of ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁▁▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁C