Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus: Taxonomy | Info | Photographs

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Taxonomic Classification

• Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
• Phylum: Chordata (chordates)
• Class: Aves (birds)
• Order: Falconiformes
• Family: Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites)
• Genus: Haliaeetus (fish eagles)
• Species: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• Common Names: Bald Eagle, American Eagle

Information

• Endangered Species Program
• Current status of the bald eagle
• Proposed Rule To Remove the Bald Eagle in the Lower 48 States From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (July 6, 1999)
• Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Reclassify the Bald Eagle From Endangered to Threatened in All of the Lower 48 States (July 12, 1995)
• Endangered Species Act of 1973 (December 28, 1973)

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