order · Scientific classification

Accipitriformes

Source-identified Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Documentary organism photograph; source identification retained. Framed for display
Bald Eagle · Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0

Classification in context

Lineage

  1. LifeLife
  2. DomainEukaryota
  3. KingdomAnimalia
  4. PhylumChordata
  5. ClassAves
  6. OrderAccipitriformes
Advanced classification

Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

  1. cellular organisms cellular root
  2. Eukaryota domain
  3. Opisthokonta clade
  4. Metazoa kingdom
  5. Eumetazoa clade
  6. Bilateria clade
  7. Deuterostomia clade
  8. Chordata phylum
  9. Craniata subphylum
  10. Vertebrata clade
  11. Gnathostomata clade
  12. Teleostomi clade
  13. Euteleostomi clade
  14. Sarcopterygii superclass
  15. Dipnotetrapodomorpha clade
  16. Tetrapoda clade
  17. Amniota clade
  18. Sauropsida clade
  19. Sauria clade
  20. Archelosauria clade
  21. Archosauria clade
  22. Dinosauria clade
  23. Saurischia clade
  24. Theropoda clade
  25. Coelurosauria clade
  26. Aves class
  27. Neognathae infraclass
  28. Neoaves clade
  29. Telluraves clade
  30. Accipitrimorphae clade
  31. Accipitriformes order

NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

Records in this collection

Principal members

1 published profile in this branch.

Within this taxon

Published profiles

Source-identified Haliaeetus leucocephalus; Documentary organism photograph; source identification retained. Framed for display
Species · Haliaeetus

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

The bald eagle is a large North American raptor closely associated with water. Fishing, scavenging and opportunistic feeding all contribute to its …