The bald eagle is a bird of prey-that is, a flesh-eating bird. Its Latin name-Haleaeetus leucocephalus-means 'white-headed sea eagle.' It is called 'bald' because the word was used in times past to mean white or white faced.
1 There are still occasional unconfirmed local reports of Spixâs macaw sightings in Serra da Capivara National Park. 2  Spixâs macaw is relatively long-lived, estimates suggest it could reach 20 to 30 years of age in the wild.
Based on otolith examinations of surveyed pinfish populations in Florida, age ranges are 0-7 years and 1-6 years for Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, respectively (Nelson 2002). The majority of individuals sampled were 2 years old or younger.