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Illustration of a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) egg, 70.5 × 54.2 mm
Illustration © 2026 Lincoln Savi, Savi Made. Free to use with credit.

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

  • 70.5 × 54.2 mm
  • Clutch: 1–3 eggs
Breeds in Canada, United States, Mexico

Dull white, usually without markings.

Sources of information

Size
Average of 50 eggs: Bent, Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey, Part 1 (U.S. National Museum Bulletin 167, 1937), p. 339.
Agrees with: Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Bald Eagle, Life History.
Description
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds: Bald Eagle, Life History.
Drawing checked against a photo: Bird Eggs of Canada photo (University of Saskatchewan Department of Biology Natural History Collection).
Clutch
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, All About Birds.
Shape
Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).

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