Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) [XC499561]
by Betchkal, Davyd from Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve, Stafford County, Virginia, United States (call)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) [XC209321]
by from Tofino, Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada (call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Subspecies alascanus / alascensis synonymous with washingtoniensis.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Southern USA southern to north-western Mexico.
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washingtoniensis (Audubon, 1827) - Aleutian Is, Alaska, Canada and northern USA.