Birds of Rosewood Nature Study Area

A guide to the birds that inhabit Rosewood Nature Study Area in Reno, NV.

Bald Eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, from Greek hali "sea", aiētos "eagle", leuco "white", cephalos "head") 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 (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous ...more ↓

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