Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Buehler, David A.

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Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Scientific name definitions

David A. Buehler
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000

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Language	Common name
Bulgarian	Белоглав орел
Croatian	Američki 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
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
Spanish	Pigargo Americano
Spanish, Mexico	Águila Cabeza Blanca
Spanish, Puerto Rico	Águila Calva
Spanish, Spain	Pigargo americano
Swedish	vithövdad havsörn
Turkish	Ak başlı kartal

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Introduction
Appearance
- Identification
- Molts
- Bare Parts
- Measurements
Systematics
- Systematics History
- Geographic Variation
- Subspecies
- Related Species
- Fossil History
Distribution
- Historical Changes to the Distribution
Habitat
- Habitat in Breeding Range
- Habitat in Nonbreeding Range
Movements and Migration
- Migration Overview
- Timing and Routes of Migration
- Migratory Behavior
- Control and Physiology of Migration
Diet and Foraging
- Feeding
- Diet
- Food Selection and Storage
- Nutrition and Energetics
- Metabolism and Temperature Regulation
- Drinking, Pellet-Casting, and Defecation
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
- Vocalizations
- Nonvocal Sounds
Behavior
- Locomotion
- Self-Maintenance
- Agonistic Behavior
- Spacing
- Sexual Behavior
- Social and Interspecific Behavior
- Predation
Breeding
- Phenology
- Nest Site
- Nest
- Eggs
- Incubation
- Hatching
- Young Birds
- Parental Care
- Cooperative Breeding
- Brood Parasitism
- Fledgling Stage
- Immature Stage
Demography and Populations
- Measures of Breeding Activity
- Life Span and Survivorship
- Disease and Body Parasites
- Causes of Mortality
- Population Spatial Metrics
- Population Status
- Population Regulation
Conservation and Management
- Conservation Status
- Effects of Human Activity
- Management
Priorities for Future Research
Acknowledgments
About the Author(s)

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Tables and Appendices

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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