After President Joe Biden signed a law on Christmas Eve bestowing the honour upon the white-headed and yellow-beaked bird of prey, the bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the United States (US).
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The bird has been a national emblem for years in the US, appearing on the Great Seal of the US – used in US document since 1782.
However, it had not been designated to be the national bird officially, until the Bill was passed last week by Congress, sending it to Biden’s desk to be signed.
Jack Davis, co-chair of the National Bird Initiative for the National Eagle Center, said, via a statement: “For nearly 250 years, we called the bald eagle the national bird when it wasn’t.
“But now the title is official, and no bird is more deserving.”
