American Bald Eagle vs Long-billed Dowitcher

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Limnodromus scolopaceus

Key Differences

• American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Long-billed Dowitcher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Long-billed Dowitcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order	Accipitriformes (수리목)	Charadriiformes (도요목)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Scolopacidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Limnodromus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Limnodromus scolopaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Long-billed Dowitcher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (새)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Long-billed Dowitcher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Long-billed Dowitcher
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).

Long-billed Dowitcher

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, Ecuador, Venezuela).

American Bald Eagle

흰머리독수리(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)는 미국의 국조이자 미국 자연 보전 성공의 상징으로, 날개 폭이 최대 2.4미터에 달하며 북미 전역의 수변 삼림과 습지에 서식한다. 주로 물고기를 포식하는 강력한 공중 포식자이자 청소 동물로, DDT 오염과 남획으로 1960년대에 멸종 위기에 처했으나 농약 사용 금지와 멸종위기종보호법 시행 이후 극적으로 개체수가 회복되었다.

Long-billed Dowitcher

긴부리도요(Limnodromus scolopaceus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 관심 대상종(LC)으로 분류된다. 분포 전역에 걸쳐 광범위하게 분포하며 개체 수가 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 위협은 없다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States