The smaller male bald eagle has a body length of 30 to 34 inches with a wingspan ranging from 72 to 85 inches. Size - A female bald eagle's body length varies from 35 to 37 inches with a wingspan of 79 to 90 inches. There are no other large blackish-brown birds with a white head and tail in North American. The bald eagle is the only eagle confined to North America. Examples: patches of white feathers and pale feathers A leucistic bald eagle can have patches of white feathers on its body and wings have overall faded or pale feathers or have overall white feathers. Some bald eagles have leucism, a genetic mutation that affects feather pigment. For the first five years they gradually change the beak turns from black to yellow, the eyes from brown to pale yellow, body feathers from mottled to dark brown, and head and tail feathers from mottled to solid white. Adult plumage develops when a bald eagle become sexually mature it takes five years for a bald eagle to attain solid white head and tail feathers. Immature bald eagles have a mixture of brown and white feathers, with a black beak and brown eyes in younger birds some immature bald eagles have more mottling than others. The bald eagle is a sea or fish eagle.Ĭolor - Both male and female adult bald eagles have a blackish-brown back and breast a white head, neck, and tail yellow feet, legs and beak and pale yellow eyes. Scientists loosely divide eagles into four groups based on their physical characteristics and behavior. Bald Eagle Description - page 1 Eagles are a member of the Accipitridae family which also includes hawks, kites, and old-world vultures.
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