Forest Bead-string vs águia-real

Alchornea hirtella compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

Forest Bead-string is Least Concern while águia-real is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	águia-real
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Alchornea	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Aquila chrysaetos

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

águia-real

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	águia-real
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

águia-real

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Entre as aves de rapina mais poderosas e amplamente distribuídas do mundo, as águias-reais têm envergaduras que chegam a 2,2 metros e habitam terrenos montanhosos em todo o Hemisfério Norte. Caçadoras aéreas supremas, usam voo planado e mergulhos íngremes a velocidades superiores a 200 km/h para capturar coelhos, lebres, esquilos terrestres e ocasionalmente cervos jovens e raposas. Em muitas culturas, foram centrais nas tradições de falcoaria que abrangem milênios.