There are two subspecies of bald eagles.

The "southern" bald eagle, Haliaeetus

leucocephalus leucocephalus, is found in the Gulf States from Texas and Baja
California across to South Carolina and Florida, south of 40 degrees north latitude.
The "northern" bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus, is found north of 40
degrees north latitude across the entire continent. The largest numbers of northern
bald eagles are in the Northwest, especially in Alaska. The "northern" bald eagle is
slightly larger than the "southern" bald eagle. Studies have shown that "northern"
bald eagles fly into the southern states and Mexico, and the "southern" bald eagles
fly north into Canada.

Size - A female bald eagle's body length varies from 35 to 37 inches; with a
wingspan of 79 to 90 inches. The smaller male bald eagle has a body length of 30
to 34 inches; with a wingspan ranging from 72 to 85 inches. An eagle's average
weight is ten to fourteen pounds. Northern birds are significantly larger than their
southern relatives.

Eagles are a member of the Accipitridae family; which also includes hawks, kites, and old-world
vultures. Scientists loosely divide eagles into four groups based on their physical characteristics and
behavior. The bald eagle is a sea or fish e Color - 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.
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. 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. 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.agle.