Bald eagle

The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a large sea eagle of the family Accipitridae, 70–102 cm long with a 180–230 cm wingspan; females are about 25 per cent larger, reaching 5.6 kg against 4.1 kg in males. Adults are dark brown with a white head, neck and tail and yellow bill and feet, gaining full plumage in the fourth or fifth year. It ranges over North America from Alaska and Canada to north-western Mexico, concentrating along coasts, lakes and large rivers, where it takes fish, waterbirds and carrion. The IUCN lists it Least Concern.