Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

 

 

Common Names: American Eagle, Bald Eagle, White headed Eagle

 

Description: Size - Can have a body length of 70-102 centimeters (28-40 inches). Typical wingspan is between 1.8 and 2.3 meters (5.9 and 7.5 feet). The eagle usually weighs between 3 and 6.3 kilograms (6.6 and 13.9 pounds).

Skeleton - Endoskeleton

Symmetry - Bilateral Symmetry

Features - The Bald Eagle is endothermic. Also, female Eagles are larger than males.

 

Taxonomy:

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Accipitridae

Genus: Haliaeetus

Species: Leucocephalus

 

Ecology: Relationship to other organisms - They use Eastern White Pines, Bigtooth Aspens, and Virginia Pines to build shelter in.

Interesting Features - Bald Eagles can fly about 65 miles per hour in regular flight, and up to 200 miles per hour in a dive. They can swim!! Also, their nests can be up to 9 feet across.