American Bald Eagle vs Asian House-Martin

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Delichon dasypus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bald Eagle	Asian House-Martin
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Hirundinidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Delichon
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Delichon dasypus

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bald Eagle and Asian House-Martin share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (kuş)

Conservation Status

American Bald Eagle

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Asian House-Martin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bald Eagle	Asian House-Martin
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).

Asian House-Martin

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Asian House-Martin

The Asian House-Martin (Delichon dasypus) is a species in the genus Delichon. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden