pigargo-americano vs pigargo-de-pallas

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	pigargo-de-pallas
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 same	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and pigargo-de-pallas share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Haliaeetus. (Sea Eagles)

View Genus: Haliaeetus

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

pigargo-de-pallas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	pigargo-de-pallas
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).

pigargo-de-pallas

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.