Белоголовый орлан vs Downy Emerald

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Cordulia aenea

Key Differences

• Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated while Downy Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Белоголовый орлан	Downy Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)	Odonata (Стрекозы)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Corduliidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Cordulia
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Белоголовый орлан and Downy Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Downy Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Белоголовый орлан	Downy Emerald
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	28 years	—
Average Length	90 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Белоголовый орлан

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).

Downy Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Белоголовый орлан

The national bird of the United States and a symbol of American conservation success, bald eagles have a wingspan of up to 2.4 meters and inhabit forests and wetlands near open water across North America. Powerful aerial predators and scavengers, they specialize in fish but also take waterfowl and carrion. Nearly extinct by the 1960s due to DDT poisoning and hunting, the bald eagle recovered dramatically following pesticide bans and the Endangered Species Act.

Downy Emerald

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden