According to a report by the Associated Press on December 25, local time on the 24th, U.S. President Biden signed a bill officially designating the bald eagle as the national bird of the United States.
Image source: Screenshot from Associated Press report
The Associated Press states that for over 240 years since the founding of the United States, the bald eagle has been a symbol of America, but it had never been officially designated as the national bird. The Great Seal of the United States features the bald eagle, olive branches, arrows, a shield resembling a flag, the motto 'E Pluribus Unum', and a cluster of stars.
Publicly available information shows that the bald eagle is a bird species unique to the American continent, known for its fierce nature and large size. Indigenous people living on the continent regard it as a 'sacred bird', and some Native Americans use bald eagle feathers as rewards.