Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (2)
David A. Buehler
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| 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 |
| 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)
PROTONYM:
Falco leucocephalus
Linnaeus, 1766. Syst. Nat. ed.12, p.124.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Carolina, ex Catesby.
Definitions
- HALIAEETUS
- leucocephala / leucocephalos / leucocephalus
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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)
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