Águila cabeza blanca vs

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Coelosphaerium confertum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Águila cabeza blanca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Microcystaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Coelosphaerium
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Coelosphaerium confertum

Conservation Status

Águila cabeza blanca

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Águila cabeza blanca
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).

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.

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.

Coelosphaerium confertum is a colonial planktonic cyanobacterium in the family Merismopediaceae, distinguished from related species by the relatively compact arrangement of cells within its gelatinous colonial matrix. Like other Coelosphaerium species, it forms roughly spherical mucilaginous colonies in which cells are positioned near the colony periphery. The genus belongs to the order Chroococcales and is characteristic of temperate freshwater habitats including lakes, ponds, and slow-moving rivers with moderate to high nutrient levels. Coelosphaerium confertum has been recorded from freshwater bodies in Denmark and other northern European countries, where it occurs as part of the phytoplankton assemblage during summer and early autumn months when temperatures are sufficient to sustain its growth. Cyanobacteria of this type are primary producers that fix atmospheric carbon and contribute to the base of aquatic food webs, supporting zooplankton and higher trophic levels. Under conditions of elevated phosphorus and nitrogen from agricultural runoff and wastewater, bloom-forming cyanobacteria can proliferate and alter the ecological character of water bodies. While Coelosphaerium confertum is not typically identified as a toxic bloom-former, its ecological role in nutrient cycling and as part of broader cyanobacterial assemblages is significant. No formal IUCN evaluation has been conducted.