American Bald Eagle vs Gray-headed Goshawk

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Accipiter poliocephalus

Key Differences

American Bald Eagle is Not Evaluated while Gray-headed Goshawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Gray-headed Goshawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Accipitriformes (อันดับเหยี่ยว)	Accipitriformes (อันดับเหยี่ยว)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Accipiter
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipiter poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Gray-headed Goshawk share a common ancestor at the Family level: Accipitridae. (Hawks & Eagles)

ดู: Family: Accipitridae

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Gray-headed Goshawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Gray-headed Goshawk
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	28 years	—
Average Length	90 cm	—
Average Weight	5.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bald Eagle

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).

Gray-headed Goshawk

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

American Bald Eagle

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.