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The
bauld eagle
(
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
, frae Greek
hali
"sea",
ai?tos
"
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 muckle 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 bigs the maist muckle
nest
o ony North Americane bird an the maist muckle 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 ton
) 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 mair muckle nor males. The
beak
is muckle 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.