bald eagle

By Steve Berardi from Long Beach, CA, United States [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons


Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Status.

Category D and E

Native Range

North America. Breeds from Alaska across Canada eastwards to Nova Scotia and winters across the USA.

Conservation Status

Least Concern

British Occurrence

NBN Atlas has 19 records as at end Dec 2024. Map Here

An adult at Llyn Coron on Anglesey in October 1978; adults are less migratory than immatures and the arrival date was earlier than might be expected. The species was retained in Category D. (BOURC 37th Report)

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