Bald Eagle bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAmerican Bald Eagle, White-headed See-eagle, Washington Sea-eagle, Washington Eagle, American Eagle, White-headed Eagle
Old latin name for birdHaliaetos leucocephalus, Falco washingtonii, Pandio washingtonii, Falco pygargus, Haliaetus washingtonii, Falco leucocephala, Aquila leucocephala, Falco leucocephalus, Falco ossifragus
OrderHawks and relatives / Accipitriformes
FamilyKites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae
GenusHaliaeetus
Breeding regionNorth America
Breeding subregionwidespread, also nw Mexico

Bald Eagle bird sounds *

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    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © Davyd Betchkal
    United States
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © Ryan P. O'Donnell
    United States
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    Call, © Ryan P. O'Donnell
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Call, © Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site songbird research group
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephaluss USA and nw Mexico-No
Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensisAlaska, Canada and n USA-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianShqiponja kokëbardhë
Azerbaijaniağbaş dəniz qartalı
Bashkirаҡбаш диңгеҙ бөркөтө
BelarusianБелагаловы арлан
Bengali঩ারক঴ীন িইগর
BretonMorerer penn gwenn
BulgarianБелоглав орел, Белоглав морски орел
CatalanÀguila de cap blanc, pigarg americà
Chinese白头海雕
Chinese (Traditional)白頭海鵰
Creemikisiw, meeksoo
CroatianAmerički štekavac, bjeloglavi štekavac
Czechorel bělohlavý, Orel belohlavý
DanishHvidhovedet Havørn
DutchAmerikaanse Zeearend, Amerikaanse Witkopzeearend
EsperantoBlankkapa maraglo
Estonianvalgepea-merikotkas
Finnishvalkopäämerikotka
FrenchPygargue à tête blanche, Aigle à tête blanche
FrisianAmerikaanske see-earn
GalicianPigargo de cabeza branca
GermanWeißkopf-Seeadler, Weisskopfseeadler, Weißköpfiger Seeadler
GreekΛευκoκέφαλoς θαλασσαετός, Λευκοκέφαλος Θαλασσαετός
Hebrewעיטם לבן-ראש
Hungarianfehérfejű rétisas
IcelandicSkallörn, Skallaörn
IrishIolar Maol, Iolair Maol
ItalianAquila di mare testabianca, Aquila di mare americana, Aquila calva
Japaneseハクトウワシ
Kazakhақбас бүркіт, ақбас субүркіт
Latvianbaltgalvas ērglis
LithuanianBaltagalvis erelis, baltagalvis jūrinis erelis
LuxembourgishWäisskappséiadeler
Malteseajkla qargħi, ajkla Amerikana, Ajkla rasha bajda
ManxUrley meayl
Mongolianусны цагаан сүүлт бүргэд, загалай, цагаансүүлт нөмрөгбүргэд, цагаан сүүлт усны бүргэд, цагаансүүл нөмрөгбүргэд
Northern SamiVilgesoaimearragoaskin
Norwegianhvithodehavørn, Hvithodehavørn
Norwegian NynorskKvithovudhavørn
Polishbielik amerykański, bielik amerykanski
Portuguesepigargo-americano
RomanianAcvilă cu cap alb
RussianОрлан белоголовый, Белоголовый орлан
SerbianBeloglavi belorepan, Beloglavi belorepan (beloglavi orao)
Slovakorliak bielohlavý
Slovenianameriški jezerec
SpanishAguila Cabeciblanca, Águila Cabeciblanca, Águila Cabeza Blanca, Águila Calva, águila cabeza-blanca, Pigargo americano
Swedishvithövdad havsörn
Tajikуқоби сафедкалла
Tatarак башлы диңгез бөркете, акбашлы бөркет
TurkishAk-başlı Kartal, Ak Başlı Kartal
Turkmenakbaş suw bürgüdi
Ukrainianорлан білоголовий
Uzbekоқ бошли сувбургут, шоҳ қорақуши
WelshEryr moel