Bald Eagle
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COMMON NAME: Bald Eagle
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Haliaeetus leucocephalus
TYPE: Birds
DIET: Carnivores
AVERAGE LIFESPAN IN THE WILD: up to 28 years
SIZE: Body, 34 to 43 in; wingspan, 6 to 8 ft
WEIGHT: 6.5 to 14 lbs
The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting.