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
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