Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): American Eagle
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ottawa County, Ohio, USA - Aug 26, 2005 © William Hull  Boyd Hill Nature Park, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA - Nov 16, 2006 © William Hull  Boyd Hill Nature Park, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA - Nov 16, 2006 © William Hull  Ottawa County, Ohio, USA - Aug 26, 2005 © William Hull  Wilmette Harbor, Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, USA - Feb 6, 2002 © Kanae Hirabayashi 
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Range

Nearctic in most of North America;
(1) C. Alaska (Brooks Range) and w. Canada in n. Yukon, nw. and s. Mackenzie to n. Saskatchewan to Labrador and Newfoundland s. in the Aleutians w. to Buldir Is. and Commander Is. (Bering Is. and formerly others), s. Alaska to British Columbia.
(2) C. and s. United States from se. Texas along the Gulf coast to s. Florida (Florida Keys), w. and c. Mexico (Baja along both coasts and Sonora).
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North America n. of Mexican border;
Summer: nc. ALK, YUK, MAC, BCO to sw. and ec. ALB, s. SAS, MAN, ONT, c. QUE, sw. LAB, NFD, NBR, PEI, NSC, n. and e. MAE, n. NYK, ex. nw. PEN, n. OHO, n. MIC, n. WIS, ne. MIN. Locally in the Finger Lakes region of NYK and then s. in the United States to nw. and ex. ne. WAS, w. and sc. ORG, nc. CAL, IDH, w. and ec. MON, nw. WYO and locally in sc. WYO, sw. to ne. COL, c. ARZ. Along the Atlantic coast from s. NJY, DEL, e. MYD, e. VIR, e. NCA, e. SCA, e. GEO and FLA to the w. Panhandle;
Winter: Coastal areas and locally inland from s. ALK, w. and s. BCO, s. ALB, ex. sw. SAS, WAS, ORG, CAL, IDH, MON, WYO, NEV, UTH, s. ARZ, COL to s. NMX, s. NDK, SDK, NEB, KAN, OKA, n. and e. TEX, s. ONT, e. MIN, WIS, MIC, IWA, MOU (Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi River), ILL, ARK, LOU, IND, OHO, KTY, TEN, MIS, ALA, s. QUE, NFD, PEI, NBR, NSC, e. MAE, e. NHP, e. MAS, RID, CNT, n. and se. NYK, nw. and e. PEN, NJY, DEL, e. MYD, e. VIR, e. NCA, e. SCA, e. and s. GEO, FLA.

Videos

Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area, Wyandot County, Ohio, USA - Jan 26, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two young eagles in flight.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Raptor Center

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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