白头海雕 vs 游隼

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Falco peregrinus

Key Differences

• 白头海雕 is Not Evaluated while 游隼 is Least Concern.
• 白头海雕 is 5.0x heavier than 游隼.
• 白头海雕 lives longer (28 years vs 15 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	白头海雕	游隼
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Aves (鳥綱)	Aves (鳥綱)
Order	Accipitriformes (鷹形目)	Falconiformes (隼形目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Falconidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Falco
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Falco peregrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

白头海雕 and 游隼 share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (鳥綱)

Conservation Status

白头海雕

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~316.7K

Trend: Increasing ↑

游隼

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	白头海雕	游隼
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	15 years
Average Length	90 cm	48 cm
Average Weight	5.0 kg	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

白头海雕

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).

游隼

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

白头海雕

白头海雕是美国国鸟，也是美国生态保护史上的成功案例，曾因滴滴涕（DDT）的广泛使用而濒临灭绝，经保护措施的实施后种群数量已显著恢复。该物种在IUCN红色名录中被评估为无危（LC），以白色头颈和尾羽与深棕色体羽形成的鲜明对比为主要识别特征。它们主要以鱼类为食，也会捕食哺乳动物和腐肉。

游隼

游隼是地球上速度最快的动物，俯冲捕食时的飞行速度可超过320公里/小时，能在飞行中用脚击晕或击毙猎物。它分布于除南极洲以外的每一块大陆，栖息环境多样，从北极冻原到热带雨林无不涵盖。20世纪60至70年代，北美和欧洲的游隼因DDT污染几近灭绝，但禁用农药和城市繁殖项目的推行使其种群得以显著恢复。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

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