National Birds of America

National Birds of America

The bald eagle is the national bird of America. The coolers of It’s dark brown and white head and tail. The females are larger than males and their feet and beak are bright yellows.

Its brown body looks strange and also has a white head and tail. We can differentiate it easily by looking at its head white and chest and its black tip to the bill which we followed.

 The flying bald eagle is very attractive and in the blue sky. The bald eagle appears in the national seal of America. It holds the respect of USA culture and unity.

The bald eagle was the shining emblem of the United States of America on June 20, 1782, because it has some qualities such as long life, great strength, and majestic looking. The bird shows freedom for the reason the founding father chose it correctly for the nation.

 These national birds of America on July 12, 1995, and transferred to the list of threatened kinds. It was dispelled from the List of calamitous and forebode Wildlife in the adjacent on June 28, 2007.

 

●       Locate Range of the national bird of America

Benjamin Franklin plus contributions from two other committees chose the American national bird. Most people think the founding fathers made the appropriate work. Today we get information and are proudest of others.

 By the way, It is located in different parts of the USA such as the continental United States, Mexico, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and Florida. During the breeding season, the bald eagle comes to a watery space.

There are many wetlands, seacoasts, rivers, lakes, and marshes in the USA, and the bald eagle comes in an abundance of fish. The large space of water fills their feeding.  

 

●       The behavior of the national bird of America:

American bald eagle is one of the powerful flyers. Normally it flies 35-43 km but caring from the water its drive speed is 120-160 km. Sometimes it dives vertically into the watery body.

 So fast diving is different for the visitors and horror to attract the fish into the water. Bald eagles eat different types of food but fish is their staple food. Studies say the nesting eagles fish comprised 56% in this area.

Facts about American’s national bird

●          Common Name: Bald eagle

●          Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus

●          Kingdom: Animalia

●          Phylum: Chordata

●          Class: Aves

●          Order: Falconiformes

●          Family: Accipitridae

●          Genus: Haliaeetus (sea eagle) leucocephalus (whitehead)

●          Species: Haliaeetus (sea eagle) leucocephalus (whitehead)

●          Diet: Prefers fish swimming close to the water’s surface; also feeds on small mammals, waterfowl, wading birds, and dead animal matter (carrion)

●          Found in: North America from Alaska and Canada south into Florida and Baja, California

●          Habitat: Live and nest near coastlines, rivers, lakes, wet prairies, and coastal pinelands

●          Average Length: Approximately 1 m (3 ft.) in height; 2.3 m (7 ft.) wingspan;

●          Average Weight: male 3.5-4 kg (8-9 lb.) female 4.5-6 kg (10-14 lb.)

●          Average Lifespan: 20 years (In the wild)

●          Average Speed: 20-40 mph in normal flight and can dive at speeds over 100 mph.

           

v Reproduction of American national birds

The sexually mature period of American national birds is four for five years. There are many interesting events in the natural birds or animals.

But these birds most of the time return to the born place when they gain enough age to breed. The duration of the lifespan of the Bald eagles is 20 years and some studies say they can live on earth for almost 38 years.

 

v  The national bird of America’s popular culture

We see it is placed as a symbol of the United States of America. The bald eagle has many delegations in popular cultural activities and open performance in movies and television.

President John F. Kennedy is one of his writing to the Audubon Society that the founder's father made the right choice to select the bald eagle for the American national bird to feel appropriate for independence strength and freedom of America.

These natural birds are given reorganization of the different broadcasting and cultural channels who are proud of the national bird of America.

 

FAQ’s

The national birds of America:

Q: Which is the national bird of America?

A: The bald eagle

 

Q: Why is the bald eagle our national bird?

Q: American Bald Eagle, US National Emblem

 

Q: Who chose the bald eagle as our national bird?

A: Benjamin Franklin

 

Q: Why are bald eagles America’s birds?

A: The eagle represents freedom.

 

Q: Who made the bald eagle the national bird of America?

A: President John F. Kennedy wrote to the Audubon Society:

 

Q: What does the bald eagle represent in America?

A: The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald eagle as the emblem of the nation.

 

References:

Which is the national bird of America? -----Wikipedia