Bald Eagle

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Bird name: Bald Eagle
Latin: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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Family: Accipitridae • Eagles, Sea Eagles, Birds of Prey
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The Bald Eagle is the national bird of America. It lives in North America only. As one of 8 “sea eagles” the Bald Eagle forms a species pair with the White Tailed Eagle, which lives in Asia and Europe.

“Bald” was originally derived from the word piebald, meaning light and dark, like a magpie.