One of the 23 eagles on WAnimals
Birds · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The emblematic bird of prey of North America, with a wingspan of up to 2.3 metres and eyesight up to four times sharper than a human's.
Weight
3 kg – 6.3 kg
Size
70 cm – 1 m
Life expectancy
20 years
Diet
Piscivore
Feeds mainly on fish.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Estimated population
316,700 birds of all ages in the 48 contiguous US states according to the 2018-2019 surveys, against 72,434 in 2009; to this must be added the Alaskan and Canadian populations
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Sources consulted: A-Z Animals; Alaska Department of Fish and Game; National Eagle Center; Baldeagleinfo.com; AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Les Oiseaux; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, informe de 2021: la población se ha más que cuadruplicado desde 2009, cuando se estimaban 72.434 ejemplares || U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bald Eagle Population Update 2021 (con datos de eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Best time: November to February
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Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 36.
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