Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) [XC699908]
by Bruce Lagerquist from Swan Lake, Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada (call)
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) [XC451810]
by Betchkal, Davyd from River Lakes Conservation Area near Viera, Brevard Co, Florida, United States (call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with White-tailed Sea-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.