Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Golden or Bald Eagle)

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Golden or Bald Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Classification

Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

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Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
23989DC8EDA65762

Avibase ID:
avibase-23989DC8

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/23989DC8

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Golden or Bald Eagle
Czech:
orel skalní/bělohlavý
Danish:
Kongeørn/Hvidhovedet Havørn
German:
Steinadler/Weißkopf-Seeadler
Spanish:
Águila Real/Pigargo Americano
Spanish (Spain):
Águila real/Pigargo americano
Finnish:
maakotka/valkopäämerikotka
French:
Aigle royal ou Pygargue à tête blanche
Icelandic:
Gull-/skallaörn
Japanese (romaji):
inuwashi/hakutouwashi
Japanese:
イヌワシ/ハクトウワシ
Norwegian:
kongeørn/hvithodehavørn
Polish:
orzeł przedni/bielik amerykański
Russian:
Беркут/Белоголовый орлан
Slovak:
orol skalný/orliak bielohlavý
Serbian:
Suri orao/beloglavi belorepan
Swedish:
kungsörn/vithövdad havsörn

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Golden or Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Golden or Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Golden or Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Golden or Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Golden or Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Golden or Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2016: Golden/Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos/Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2017: Golden/Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos/Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2018: Golden/Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos/Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2019: Golden/Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos/Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
eBird version 2021: Golden/Bald Eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos/Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Other related concepts

Haliaeetus leucocephalus (taxon group)
Aquila chrysaetos (taxon group)

Other synonyms

Bulgarian: Скален / Белоглав орел
Czech: orel skalní/bělohlavý
Danish: Kongeørn/Hvidhovedet Havørn
German: Steinadler/Weißkopf-Seeadler
Greek: Χρυσαετός/Λευκοκέφαλος Θαλασσαετός
English: Golden or Bald Eagle, Golden/Bald Eagle
English, HBW: Golden/Bald Eagle
English (IOC): Golden/Bald Eagle
English (United States): Golden/Bald Eagle
Spanish: Águila Real/Pigargo Americano
Spanish (Spain): Águila Real/Pigargo Americano
Spanish (Mexico): Águila Real/Cabeza Blanca
Finnish: maakotka/valkopäämerikotka
French: Aigle royal ou Pygargue à tête blanche
Hebrew: עיטם לבן-ראש/עיט זהוב
Icelandic: Gull-/skallaörn
Japanese (romaji): inuwashi/hakutouwashi
Japanese: イヌワシ/ハクトウワシ
Scientific: Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus leucocephalus, Aquila chrysaetos/Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Norwegian: kongeørn/hvithodehavørn
Polish: orzeł przedni/bielik amerykański
Portuguese (Portugal): águia-real/pigargo-americano
Russian: Беркут/Белоголовый орлан
Slovak: orol skalný/orliak bielohlavý
Slovenian: Planinski orel/Ameriški jezerec
Serbian: Suri orao/beloglavi belorepan
Swedish: kungsörn/vithövdad havsörn
Turkish: Kaya/ak başlı kartal