Bald Eagle Diagram. These graceful birds have been the national symbol of the united states since 1782. But laws created almost 40 years ago have helped protect them and they ve made a comeback.
It has a dark brown body a white tail and a white head and shoulders. Foot of a bald eagle showing claws for seizing its prey. Males and females look alike although the female is a little larger.
But actually the name comes from an old english word balde meaning white.
Taxonomy is another name for classification. It has bright yellow eyes a large hooked yellow bill and powerful yellow legs and talons. Most of us know bald eagle by its common name and are unaware of the scientific name. Details of bald eagle classification includes all the scientific information which is called as taxonomy.
