#1025 · 🐦 birds

Bald Eagle

🇳🇱 Amerikaanse zeearend ·Haliaeetus leucocephalus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The bald eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus , from Greek hali "sea", aiētos "eagle", leuco "white", cephalos "head") is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ). Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 240,918iNaturalist observations
weight 5.4 kgadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
240,918 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs up to about 5.4 kg.
Scientifically named in 1766 (260 years ago).