Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Pygargue à tête blanche
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Haliaeetus
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Species:
leucocephalus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 96 cm
- Wingspan: 168 à 244 cm.
- Weight: 35 à 40 g
Longevity
30 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information 2 subspecies
- Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus (s USA, nw Mexico)
- Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis (Alaska, Canada, n USA)
Foreign names
- Pygargue à tête blanche,
- Pigargo Americano,
- Pigargo-americano,
- Weißkopf-Seeadler,
- fehérfejű rétisas,
- Amerikaanse Zeearend,
- Aquila calva,
- Vithövdad havsörn,
- Hvithodehavørn,
- orliak bielohlavý,
- orel bělohlavý,
- Hvidhovedet Havørn,
- valkopäämerikotka,
- pigarg americà,
- Skallörn,
- bielik amerykański,
- baltgalvas ērglis,
- ameriški jezerec,
- Белоголовый орлан,
- ハクトウワシ,
- 白头海雕,
- 白頭海鵰,
Habitat
Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)
Sources of information
- All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- What Bird-The ultimate Bird Guide, Mitchell Waite
- Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
- Hawks, Eagles and Falcons of North America, Paul A. Johnsgard
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- IOC World Bird List (v9.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.
Other sources of interest
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