American Bald Eagle vs Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Macropygia phasianella

Key Differences

• American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Brown Cuckoo-Dove is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Brown Cuckoo-Dove
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Columbidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Macropygia
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Macropygia phasianella

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Brown Cuckoo-Dove share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Brown Cuckoo-Dove
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).

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Brown Cuckoo-Dove

The Brown Cuckoo-dove (Macropygia phasianella) is a species in the genus Macropygia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway