Ушастая горлица vs Беркут

Zenaida auriculata compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

• Ушастая горлица is Least Concern while Беркут is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ушастая горлица	Беркут
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order	Columbiformes (голубеобразные)	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)
Family	Columbidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Zenaida	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Zenaida auriculata	Aquila chrysaetos

Evolutionary Relationship

Ушастая горлица and Беркут share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (птицы)

Conservation Status

Ушастая горлица

LC — Least Concern

Беркут

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ушастая горлица	Беркут
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ушастая горлица

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Беркут

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.

Ушастая горлица

Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) 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.

Беркут

Among the most powerful and widely distributed raptors in the world, golden eagles have wingspans reaching 2.2 meters and inhabit mountainous terrain across the Northern Hemisphere. Supreme aerial hunters, they use soaring flight and steep dives at speeds over 200 km/h to capture rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and occasionally young deer and foxes. In many cultures they have been central to falconry traditions spanning millennia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway