Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in a Wikimedia Commons reference photograph.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) — representative reference photograph.

Creator: Paul Friel via Wikimedia Commons.

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Species record

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Explore the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

Bald eagles are large North American birds of prey. They eat mainly fish, but also take other prey and scavenge carrion. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service describes their historic range from Alaska and Canada through the United States to northern Mexico.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Animals
  2. Phylum: Chordates
  3. Subphylum: Vertebrates
  4. Class: Birds
  5. Order: Accipitriformes
  6. Family: Accipitridae
  7. Genus: Haliaeetus
  8. Species: Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
lakes, forests
Selected regions
North America
Selected countries
United States, Canada

Conservation status

The Ark records: Least Concern.

Did you know?

  • Bald eagles eat fish, but they will also eat carrion—animals that have already died.

More images

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at the Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover.

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at the Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover.

Creator: Lewis Hulbert via Wikimedia Commons.

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources and attribution