águia-real vs Root-headed Centaury

Aquila chrysaetos compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• águia-real is Near Threatened while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	águia-real	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (ave)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aquila (True Eagles)	Centaurea
Species	Aquila chrysaetos	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

águia-real

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	águia-real	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	30 years	—
Average Length	85 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

águia-real

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.