The American bald eagle or white-faced sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey that breeds in Canada and the United States. At the end of the twentieth century the bird was on the verge of extinction, but today the population has recovered to a stable level. The American bald eagle, unlike the African bald eagle, has a beak that is entirely yellow. The adult bird is entirely dark brown with a white head and tail.
Adult females have a wingspan of about 200 cm, up to 244 cm. Males are about 25% smaller than females. The American bald eagle is sexually mature when it is 4 or 5 years old. A pair of bald eagles produces one to three eggs per year, but only rarely do three young birds also fly out. Therefore, very occasionally the third young is removed from the nest to be released elsewhere.
Eagles often return to the area where they were raised when they are old enough. They are more social birds than many other raptor species. Therefore, an adult eagle is more likely to select a site for a nest where other, immature, eagles also live or reside.
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