Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle 



ABBREVIATION : 
HALE

COMMON NAMES : 
   bald eagle
   American eagle


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for bald eagle is Haliaeetus
leucocephalus (Linnaeus) [1].  Two subspecies, Haliaeetus leucocephalus
ssp. leucocephalus and Haliaeetus leucocephalus ssp. alascanus Townsend,
have been identified [16].


ORDER : 
Falconiformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
Threatened

OTHER STATUS : 
The bald eagle is endangered in the conterminous states, except
Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, where it is
threatened [27].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, July 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1993. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle