The bauld eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, frae Greek hali "sea", aiētos "eagle", leuco "white", cephalos "heid") is a bird o prey foond in North Americae. A sea eagle, it haes twa kent subspecies an fuirms a species pair wi the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes maist o Canadae an Alaska, aw o the contiguous Unitit States, an northren Mexico. It is foond near lairge bouks o open watter wi a abundant fuid supply an auld-growth trees for nestin.
The bauld eagle is a opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops doun an snatches frae the watter wi its talons. It builds the lairgest nest o ony North Americane bird an the lairgest tree nests iver recordit for ony ainimal species, up tae 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, an 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in wicht.[2] Sexual maturity is atteened at the age o fower tae five years.
Bauld eagles are no actually bauld; the name derives frae a aulder meanin o the wird, "white heidit". The adult is mainly broun wi a white heid an tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are aboot 25 percent lairger than males. The beak is lairge an heukit. The plumage o the immatur is broun.
The bauld eagle is both the naitional bird an naitional ainimal o the Unitit States o Americae. The bauld eagle appears on its seal. In the late 20t century it was on the brink o extirpation in the contiguous Unitit States. Populations have since recovered and the species was removed from the U.S. govrenment's leet o endangered species on 12 Julie 1995 an transferred tae the leet o threatened species. It wis remuivit frae the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the Lower 48 States on 28 Juin 2007.
The bauld eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, frae Greek hali "sea", aiētos "eagle", leuco "white", cephalos "heid") is a bird o prey foond in North Americae. A sea eagle, it haes twa kent subspecies an fuirms a species pair wi the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes maist o Canadae an Alaska, aw o the contiguous Unitit States, an northren Mexico. It is foond near lairge bouks o open watter wi a abundant fuid supply an auld-growth trees for nestin.
The bauld eagle is a opportunistic feeder which subsists mainly on fish, which it swoops doun an snatches frae the watter wi its talons. It builds the lairgest nest o ony North Americane bird an the lairgest tree nests iver recordit for ony ainimal species, up tae 4 m (13 ft) deep, 2.5 m (8.2 ft) wide, an 1 metric ton (1.1 short tons) in wicht. Sexual maturity is atteened at the age o fower tae five years.
Bauld eagles are no actually bauld; the name derives frae a aulder meanin o the wird, "white heidit". The adult is mainly broun wi a white heid an tail. The sexes are identical in plumage, but females are aboot 25 percent lairger than males. The beak is lairge an heukit. The plumage o the immatur is broun.
The bauld eagle is both the naitional bird an naitional ainimal o the Unitit States o Americae. The bauld eagle appears on its seal. In the late 20t century it was on the brink o extirpation in the contiguous Unitit States. Populations have since recovered and the species was removed from the U.S. govrenment's leet o endangered species on 12 Julie 1995 an transferred tae the leet o threatened species. It wis remuivit frae the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife in the Lower 48 States on 28 Juin 2007.
