Amercan Eagle

"American Eagle" redirects here. For other uses, see American Eagle (disambiguation) and Bald Eagle (disambiguation).




Scientific classification e

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliaeetus
Species: H. leucocephalus

Binomial name

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Subspecies


H. l. leucocephalus – Southern bald eagle
H. l. washingtoniensis – Northern bald eagle

Distribution H. leucocephalus.png
Bald eagle range

Breeding resident

Breeding summer visitor

Winter visitor

On migration only
Star: accidental records

Synonyms


Falco leucocephalus Linnaeus, 1766


The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek hali- = sea, aiētos = eagle, leuco- = white, cephalos = head) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.
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