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Haliaeetus albicilla
Ern Ern, Erne Erne, n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend, OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ["o]rn, Goth. ara, and to Gr. ? bird. ???. Cf. Ornithology.] (Zo["o]l.) A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle (Hali[ae]etus albicilla).
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Eagle Ea"gle, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob. named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf. Lith. aklas blind. Cf. Aquiline.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Hali[ae]etus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysa["e]tus); the imperial eagle of Europe (A. mogilnik or imperialis); the American bald eagle (Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (H. albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle. 2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. 3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila. 4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. Though the Roman eagle shadow thee. --Tennyson. Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for an emblem a double-headed eagle. Bald eagle. See Bald eagle. Bold eagle. See under Bold. Double eagle, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty dollars. Eagle hawk (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested, South American hawk of the genus Morphnus. Eagle owl (Zo["o]l.), any large owl of the genus Bubo, and allied genera; as the American great horned owl (Bubo Virginianus), and the allied European species (B. maximus). See Horned owl. Eagle ray (Zo["o]l.), any large species of ray of the genus Myliobatis (esp. M. aquila). Eagle vulture (Zo["o]l.), a large West African bid (Gypohierax Angolensis), intermediate, in several respects, between the eagles and vultures.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle Bald" ea"gle (Zo["o]l.) The white-headed eagle (Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head. Note: The bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and on the coins, of the United States.

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- Haliaeetus is a genus of four species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Ichthyophaga. This genus includes the following four species:...
- African Fish Eagles Haliaeetus vocifer in Western Tanzania." Tanzania Journal of Science 45.2 (2019): 131-143. "African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) - BirdLife...
- to lie within Haliaeetus in a genetic study in 2005. They were then moved accordingly. They are very similar to the tropical Haliaeetus species. A prehistoric...
- Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus), also known as Pacific sea eagle or white-shouldered eagle, is a very large diurnal bird of prey in the family...
- genus Haliaeetus was introduced in 1809 by the French naturalist Marie Jules César Savigny in the Description de l'Égypte. The name Haliaeetus is Neo-Latin...
- The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haliaeetus leucogaster. Wikispecies has information related to Haliaeetus leucogaster. White-bellied Sea Eagle at...
- Cambridge University Press. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haliaeetus ichthyaetus. Wikispecies has information related to Haliaeetus ichthyaetus....
- Tsimbazaza Zoo, Antananarivo Haliaeetus vociferoides in the Anjajavy Forest Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haliaeetus vociferoides. Wikispecies has...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haliaeetus sanfordi. Wikispecies has information related to Haliaeetus sanfordi. IUCN Red List 2012. "Appendices...