pigargo-americano vs gavião-de-madagascar

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Circus macrosceles

Key Differences

pigargo-americano is Not Evaluated while gavião-de-madagascar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	gavião-de-madagascar
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order same	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Circus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Circus macrosceles

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and gavião-de-madagascar share a common ancestor at the Family level: Accipitridae. (Hawks & Eagles)

View Family: Accipitridae

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

gavião-de-madagascar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	gavião-de-madagascar
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).

gavião-de-madagascar

Habitat

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

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.