Águila cabeza blanca vs Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Crataegus persimilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Águila cabeza blanca Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Crataegus
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Crataegus persimilis

Conservation Status

Águila cabeza blanca

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Águila cabeza blanca Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Águila cabeza blanca

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).

Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada).

Águila cabeza blanca

El ave nacional de los Estados Unidos y símbolo del éxito conservacionista americano, el águila cabeza blanca tiene una envergadura de hasta 2,4 metros y habita bosques y humedales próximos a aguas abiertas en toda Norteamérica. Casi extinta en la década de 1960 por el envenenamiento con DDT y la caza, se recuperó de forma notable gracias a las prohibiciones de pesticidas y la Ley de Especies en Peligro.

Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn

The Broad-Leaved Cockspurthorn (Crataegus persimilis) is a species in the genus Crataegus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It has been recorded Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Canada)..

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