User:DarTar/Bird of Washington

The Bird of Washington or Great Sea Eagle (Falco washingtonii) is a hypothetical species of sea eagle allegedly discovered by American ornithologist John James Audubon in 1814 and published in the first plates of his most influential work, The Birds of America (1827–38). The alleged discovery of this new species—never confirmed by specimen evidence and contested by Audubon's contemporaries, but widely disseminated in the popular press—is thought to have significantly contributed to his career and the popularity of his work.