Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus - Pygargue à tête blanche

Systematics

Order
:
Accipitriformes
Family
:
Accipitridés
Genus
:
Haliaeetus
Species
:
leucocephalus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 96 cm
Wingspan
: 168 à 244 cm.
Weight
: 3500 à 4000 g

Longevity

30 years

Geographic range

Distribution

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,

Voice song and cries

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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)