pigargo-americano vs Rye Ergot

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Claviceps purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (ave)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Claviceps
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	Rye Ergot
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).

Rye Ergot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.