OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Haliaeetus ("Sea Eagle") leucocephalus ("white headed")
Adult Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Portage, Alaska, USA - August 2025
Featured Subspecies: Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus
Weight: 3-6.6kg / Length: 70-102cm / Wingspan: 1.8-2.3m
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
One of the most recognisable bird species on the planet, in large part due to it being the national bird of the USA and featured prominantly on a lot of it's iconography. The bird itself however is perhaps less of an apex predator than it's hype would have you believe - a rather opportunistic feeder that will often feed on carrion or even landfill. A conservation success story - by the mid 20th century there were only 412 nesting pair in the Lower 48 as a result of shooting, pesticides such as DDT and other human caused deaths. With conservation measures, there are now believe to be over 71000 nesting pairs in the same area..
Related Species:
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Haliaeetus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic
- Sighting Locations -
CANADA -Present everywhere but the High Tundra
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: - Seen in Alberta, British Columbia and Yukon
UNITED STATES - Found throughout most of the Lower 48 and Alaska
- CHICAGO TO ALASKA ROADTRIP 2024: Seen in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and Alaska
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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