Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (35)
- Subspecies (2)
David A. Buehler
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Text last updated January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Basque | Itsas arrano buruzuria |
| Bulgarian | Белоглав орел |
| Catalan | pigarg americà |
| Croatian | bjeloglavi štekavac |
| Czech | orel bělohlavý |
| Danish | Hvidhovedet Havørn |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Zeearend |
| English | Bald Eagle |
| English (United States) | Bald Eagle |
| Finnish | valkopäämerikotka |
| French | Pygargue à tête blanche |
| French (France) | Pygargue à tête blanche |
| German | Weißkopf-Seeadler |
| Greek | Λευκοκέφαλος Θαλασσαετός |
| Hebrew | עיטם לבן-ראש |
| Hungarian | Fehérfejű rétisas |
| Icelandic | Skallaörn |
| Japanese | ハクトウワシ |
| Lithuanian | Baltagalvis jūrinis erelis |
| Norwegian | hvithodehavørn |
| Polish | bielik amerykański |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pigargo-americano |
| Romanian | Codalb cu cap alb |
| Russian | Белоголовый орлан |
| Serbian | Beloglavi belorepan (beloglavi orao) |
| Slovak | orliak bielohlavý |
| Slovenian | Ameriški jezerec |
| Spanish | Pigargo Americano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Aguila calva |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Águila Cabeza Blanca |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Águila Calva |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pigargo americano |
| Swedish | vithövdad havsörn |
| Turkish | Ak Başlı Kartal |
| Ukrainian | Орлан білоголовий |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
PROTONYM:
Falco leucocephalus
Linnaeus, 1766. Syst. Nat. ed.12, p.124.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Carolina, ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HALIAEETUS
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Bald Eagle.
Distribution of the Bald Eagle. The wintering range includes estuaries, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs north and south of the distribution shown (see text for details).
