pigargo-americano vs alma-de-mestre / casquilho

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Oceanites oceanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pigargo-americano	alma-de-mestre / casquilho
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (ave)	Aves (ave)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Hydrobatidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Oceanites
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Oceanites oceanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

pigargo-americano and alma-de-mestre / casquilho 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 ↑

alma-de-mestre / casquilho

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pigargo-americano	alma-de-mestre / casquilho
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).

alma-de-mestre / casquilho

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.