American Bald Eagle vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Nitrosotalea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota)
Class	Aves (طيور)	Nitrososphaeria (Nitrososphaeria)
Order	Accipitriformes (بازيات)	Nitrososphaerales (منترزيات كروية)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Nitrosopumilaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Nitrosotalea
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Nitrosotalea

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).

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.

Nitrosotalea is a genus of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in the phylum Thaumarchaeota, distinguished by their ability to perform nitrification under acidic conditions where most other nitrifying microorganisms cannot survive. Species within this genus have been detected in acidic soils worldwide, suggesting a significant but underappreciated role in nitrogen cycling in low-pH habitats. The genus was established following the cultivation of the type species from agricultural soil.