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The bald eagle is placed in the genus Haliaeetus (), and gets both its common and specific scientific names from the distinctive appearance of the adult's head. Bald in the English name is from an older usage meaning "having white on the face or head" rather than "hairless", referring to the white head feathers contrasting with the darker body. [4]
Genus Haliaeetus – Savigny, 1809 – four species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), also known as the Pacific sea eagle or white-shouldered eagle [citation needed], is a very large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It was described first by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811.
It simply slips a line into the U.S. code between the national tree and the guidelines for inaugural ceremonies that says, “The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is the national bird.”
The Bald Eagle has symbolized American ideals since its placement on the Great Seal in 1782," Preston Cook, the cochair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center and author of ...
The federally protected bird, or Haliaeetus leucocephalus, is featured on currency and in the presidential seal, and was adopted as the national U.S. bird symbol in 1782. ... The bald eagle almost ...
A sea eagle in the flag of Naval Reconnaissance Battalion of Finnish Navy. The bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States. The silver eagle on red shield on the arms of Poland has been interpreted as the sea eagle. Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have the African fish eagle as their national bird.
The bald eagle, a symbol of the nation for over 200 years, returned from near extinction to become America's bird − officially − this week. The bald eagle, a symbol of the nation for over 200 ...