Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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 subspecies 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.
- Family
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Weight
- 4.7 kg
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 6
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region, PUBLIC DOMAIN via Wikimedia Commons
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