Thinkabara🦅 Bald Eagle Facts for Kids
🪶 Birds Grades K–5
The bald eagle is a meat-eating bird that lives in North America. The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States since 1782, and it officially became the national bird in 2024.
🦅 Bald Eagle fact file
- Scientific name
- Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- Animal group
- Bird
- Where it lives
- North America
- Habitat
- Near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America
- Diet
- Carnivore (meat-eater) — Mostly fish, plus birds and small mammals
- Size
- About 2½ to 3 feet tall, with a 6- to 7½-foot wingspan
- Weight
- About 6½–14 lb
- Life span
- About 20 years in the wild
- Status
- Least Concern
📏 A bald eagle’s wings stretch wider than a grown-up is tall.
⭐ 5 fun facts about bald eagles
- The bald eagle has been a symbol of the United States since 1782, and it officially became the national bird in 2024.
- It isn’t really bald — “bald” is an old word for white-headed.
- Bald eagles build the biggest nests of any North American bird, some wider than 8 feet.
- They were once endangered but recovered and were taken off the endangered list in 2007.
- Young eagles are brown and don’t get their white heads until about age 5.
Where do bald eagles live?
Wild bald eagles are found in North America. Near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America. If you want to see one in the United States, you might spot one in the wild — or visit a zoo or wildlife park.
What do bald eagles eat?
Bald eagles are carnivores, which means they eat other animals. Their menu: mostly fish, plus birds and small mammals.
Is the bald eagle endangered?
Status: Least Concern. That means there are plenty in the wild right now — good news! You can help wild animals by learning about them, saving energy, cutting down on plastic and supporting zoos, aquariums and parks that protect wildlife.
Bald Eagle quiz
Why is the bald eagle called “bald”?
What kind of eater is the bald eagle?
What kind of animal is the bald eagle?
On which continent can you find wild bald eagles?
✏️ Write about the bald eagle
1. The most surprising fact I learned is…
2. If I could ask a bald eagle one question, I would ask…
3. Draw the bald eagle in its habitat:
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Where do bald eagles live?
Bald eagles live in North America. Their habitat: Near lakes, rivers and coasts across North America.
What do bald eagles eat?
Bald eagles are carnivores (meat-eater). They eat: Mostly fish, plus birds and small mammals.
How big is a bald eagle?
About 2½ to 3 feet tall, with a 6- to 7½-foot wingspan. Weight: About 6½–14 lb. A bald eagle’s wings stretch wider than a grown-up is tall.
How long do bald eagles live?
About 20 years in the wild.
Is the bald eagle endangered?
Its conservation status is: Least Concern. That means there are plenty in the wild right now — good news!
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