Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белоглав орел |
| Croatian | bjeloglavi štekavac |
| Czech | orel bělohlavý |
| Danish | Hvidhovedet Havørn |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Zeearend |
| English (United States) | Bald Eagle |
| Finnish | valkopäämerikotka |
| French | 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 |
| 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 |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Definitions
- HALIAEETUS
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Authors
David A. Buehler
Recommended Citation
Buehler, D. A. (2020). Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.baleag.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 2000
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Authors
David A. Buehler
Revisors
David A. Buehler
Recommended Citation
Buehler, D. A. (2000). Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.506
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 2000
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Recommended Citation
Buehler, D. A. 2000. Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). In The Birds of North America, No. 506 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.506.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- December 4, 2015
- Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Authors
Clayton M. White, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
White, C. M., G. M. Kirwan, and J. S. Marks (2015). Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.