vs Weißkopf-Seeadler

Acanthocorbis apoda compared with Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Weißkopf-Seeadler
Kingdom	Protozoa (Protozoen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Choanoflagellatea (Kragengeißeltierchen)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)	Accipitriformes (Greifvögel)
Family	Acanthoecidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Acanthocorbis	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Acanthocorbis apoda	Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Weißkopf-Seeadler

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Weißkopf-Seeadler
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	28 years
Average Length	—	90 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Weißkopf-Seeadler

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).

Acanthocorbis apoda is a species in the genus Acanthocorbis. It is not yet evaluated on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Norway and Sweden, inhabiting Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Weißkopf-Seeadler

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.