Bauld eagle

Bauld eagle
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Adult bauld eagle on the Alsek River
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Faimily:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Haliaeetus
Species:	H. leucocephalus
Binomial name
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Subspecies
H. l. leucocephalus – Soothren bald eagle H. l. washingtoniensis – Northren bald eagle
Bald eagle range   Breedin resident   Breedin simmer visitor   Winter visitor   On migration anerly Star: accidental records
Synonyms
Falco leucocephalus Linnaeus, 1766

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

The bauld eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, frae Greek hali "sea", aiētos "eagle", leuco "white", cephalos "heid") is a bird o prey foond in North Americae. A sea eagle, it haes twa kent subspecies an fuirms a species pair wi the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes maist o Canadae an Alaska, aw o the contiguous Unitit States, an northren Mexico. It is foond near muckle bouks o open watter wi a abundant fuid supply an auld-growth trees for nestin.

The bauld eagle is a opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops doun an snatches frae the watter wi its talons. It bigs the maist muckle nest o ony North Americane bird an the maist muckle tree nests iver recordit for ony ainimal species, up tae 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, an 1 metric ton (1.1 short ton) in wicht. Sexual maturity is atteened at the age o fower tae five years.

Bauld eagles are no actually bauld; the name derives frae a aulder meanin o the wird, "white heidit". The adult is mainly broun wi a white heid an tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are aboot 25 percent mair muckle nor males. The beak is muckle an heukit. The plumage o the immatur is broun.

The bauld eagle is both the naitional bird an naitional ainimal o the Unitit States o Americae. The bauld eagle appears on its seal. In the late 20t century it was on the brink o extirpation in the contiguous Unitit States. Populations have since recovered and the species was removed from the U.S. govrenment's leet o endangered species on 12 Julie 1995 an transferred tae the leet o threatened species. It wis remuivit frae the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the Lower 48 States on 28 Juin 2007.

Freemit airtins

• The National Eagle Center
• American Bald Eagle Foundation
• American Bald Eagle Information Archived 2009-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Bauld eagle bird soond - Florida Museum of Natural History