Белоголовый орлан vs fine-leaved water-dropwort

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Oenanthe aquatica

Key Differences

• Белоголовый орлан is Not Evaluated while fine-leaved water-dropwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Белоголовый орлан	fine-leaved water-dropwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Muscicapidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Oenanthe
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Oenanthe aquatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Белоголовый орлан and fine-leaved water-dropwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (птицы)

Conservation Status

Белоголовый орлан

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

fine-leaved water-dropwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Белоголовый орлан	fine-leaved water-dropwort
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).

fine-leaved water-dropwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (North Korea), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States