American Bald Eagle vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Gyrodinium helveticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Chromista (أسناخ صبغية)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Myzozoa (ماصات)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Dinophyceae (طحالب دوارة)
Order	Accipitriformes (بازيات)	Gymnodiniales (Gymnodiniales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Gymnodiniaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Gyrodinium
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Gyrodinium helveticum

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	28 years	—
Average Length	90 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bald Eagle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Bald Eagle

The national bird of the United States and a symbol of American conservation success, bald eagles have a wingspan of up to 2.4 meters and inhabit forests and wetlands near open water across North America. Powerful aerial predators and scavengers, they specialize in fish but also take waterfowl and carrion. Nearly extinct by the 1960s due to DDT poisoning and hunting, the bald eagle recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and the Endangered Species Act.

Gyrodinium helveticum is a freshwater, unarmored dinoflagellate with a characteristic spiral groove dividing the cell into two unequal lobes. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate European and alpine regions, including Switzerland where it was first described. This mixotrophic protist performs photosynthesis and may also feed on other microorganisms.