ハクトウワシ vs Gadwall

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Mareca strepera

Key Differences

  • ハクトウワシ is Not Evaluated while Gadwall is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank ハクトウワシ Gadwall
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Chordata (脊索動物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same Aves (鳥類) Aves (鳥類)
Order Accipitriformes (タカ目) Anseriformes (カモ目)
Family Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles) Anatidae
Genus Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles) Mareca
Species Haliaeetus leucocephalus Mareca strepera

Evolutionary Relationship

ハクトウワシ and Gadwall share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (鳥類)

Conservation Status

ハクトウワシ

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Gadwall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute ハクトウワシ Gadwall
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 28 years
Average Length 90 cm
Average Weight 5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

ハクトウワシ

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).

Gadwall

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

ハクトウワシ

アメリカの国鳥であり保全の成功を象徴するハクトウワシは翼開長が最大2.4 mに達し、北米全域の水辺近くの森林や湿地に生息する。強力な空中捕食者兼腐肉食者で魚を主食とするが、水鳥や腐肉も捕食する。DDT汚染と狩猟によって1960年代にほぼ絶滅に瀕したが、農薬の使用禁止と絶滅危惧種法の施行により劇的に回復した。

Gadwall

オカヨシガモ(Mareca strepera)はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念(LC)に分類される。分布域全体で広く生息しており、個体群は安定していて、差し迫った保全上の懸念はない。

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