pigargo-americano vs East African Yellowwood

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Afrocarpus gracilior

Key Differences

• pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while East African Yellowwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	East African Yellowwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (ave)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Afrocarpus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Afrocarpus gracilior

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

East African Yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	East African Yellowwood
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	28 years	—
Average Length	90 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pigargo-americano

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).

East African Yellowwood

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

pigargo-americano

A ave nacional dos Estados Unidos e símbolo do sucesso conservacionista americano, a águia-careca tem uma envergadura de até 2,4 metros e habita florestas e zonas húmidas próximas de águas abertas em toda a América do Norte. Quase extinta na década de 1960 devido ao envenenamento por DDT e à caça, recuperou de forma notável após as proibições de pesticidas e a Lei das Espécies em Perigo.