pigargo-americano vs White-bellied Go-away-bird

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Corythaixoides leucogaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	White-bellied Go-away-bird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Musophagiformes (Musophagiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Musophagidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Corythaixoides
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Corythaixoides leucogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and White-bellied Go-away-bird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (ave)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

pigargo-americano

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

White-bellied Go-away-bird

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	White-bellied Go-away-bird
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).

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.