bald eagle

Named after the white markings on its head and tail.

bald eagle (plural bald eagles)

1. Haliaeetus leucocephalus, a species of eagle native to North America and notable for the white plumage on its head.
2. This bird as a national symbol of the United States.

   Jason O'Neil (2022), chapter 10, in Tough Sale: “Our competition is helpless with worsening conditions around this once-proud land of the Bald Eagle.”

• American eagle, bald erne, baldie