Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
French: Pygargue à tête blanche German: Weißkopf Seeadler Spanish: Pigargo Americano
Other common names: American Eagle, White headed Sea eagle
Taxonomy:
Falco leucocephalus Linnaeus, 1766, America, Europe = South Carolina.
Forms superspecies with H. albicilla. Race alascanus/alascensis synonymous with washingtoniensis. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- washingtoniensis (Audubon, 1827) - Aleutian Is, Alaska, Canada and N USA.
- leucocephalus , 1766 - S USA S to NW Mexico.
- Least Concern
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Adults calling and feeding on red salmon carcasses. Mikfik Creek, Alaska, USA
Wayne Hall 17 June 2009 32 weeks ago 1 min 23 sec 4.8 -
Two juvenile birds in an aerial battle. Maryland, USA
Robert Schaefer 16 February 2008 39 weeks ago 33 sec 3.7 -
A juvenile bird attacked by a pair of Red-tailed hawks. Maryland, USA
Robert Schaefer 18 February 2008 39 weeks ago 23 sec 3.5 -
Two views of an adult perched looking around. Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA (washingtoniensis)
Don DesJardin 23 November 2008 1 year ago 27 sec 3.5 -
An adult bird perched in a tree, seen through the car windshield Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, USA (leucocephalus)
Robert Schaefer 10 January 2007 1 year ago 25 sec 3.5 -
An adult soaring San Jacinto Wildlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA (leucocephalus)
Paul Clarke 12 January 2008 1 year ago 33 sec 3.5
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A bird adult. Madrid Zoo, Madrid, Spain
Pedro Ortega Pinil... 9 September 2006 1 year ago 4 -
A bald eagle soaring Alaska, USA
carrell 7 July 2005 46 weeks ago 3.3 -
Portrait of a bird adult. Madrid Zoo, Madrid, Spain
Pedro Ortega Pinil... 9 September 2006 1 year ago 3.3 -
This immature eagle was born in April 2008. There was only one eaglet raised by a pair nesting in a tree next to our home. The b Wisconsin, USA
georgeanast 1 October 2008 41 weeks ago 3 -
Bald Eagle, close-up of head Kentucky, USA
Ron Flemal 6 July 2008 45 weeks ago 3 -
Adult perched atop a snag. Manitoba, Canada
Emily Pipher 19 November 2009 10 weeks ago 2.5
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Excited call given as one bird landed beside its mate on a perch above the river, approximately 150m from their nest. Salt River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
(leucocephalus)
Scott Olmstead 20 May 2009 8 weeks ago 4 -
Call given by adult female perched next to her mate in a cottonwood. Salt River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
(leucocephalus)
Scott Olmstead 24 March 2009 8 weeks ago 3
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