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Bald Eagle

Scientific Name:

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Type:

Bird

Habitat:

Wooded areas and forests near water (coasts, riparian areas, lakes, marshes and rivers) for nesting, may migrate through more open areas of the US in the winter

Range:

Throughout much of the United States and Canada, and northern Mexico

Status:

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)

This species is

NATIVE

to the Truckee Meadows.