白头海雕 vs 雕鸮

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Bubo bubo

Key Differences

• 白头海雕 is Not Evaluated while 雕鸮 is Endangered.
• 白头海雕 is 1.7x heavier than 雕鸮.
• 白头海雕 lives longer (28 years vs 20 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	白头海雕	雕鸮
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)	Strigiformes (鸮形目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Bubo (Eagle Owls)
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Bubo bubo

Evolutionary Relationship

白头海雕 and 雕鸮 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 ↑

雕鸮

EN — Endangered

Population: ~400.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	白头海雕	雕鸮
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	20 years
Average Length	90 cm	70 cm
Average Weight	5.0 kg	3.0 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).

雕鸮

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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。

雕鸮

作为世界上身高和体重最大的猫头鹰物种，雕鸮（Bubo bubo）翼展可达1.9米，栖息于从欧洲横跨亚洲至中国的岩石地貌、林缘和峭壁。沉默的夜行性猎手，具有强有力的爪，猎食兔子、野兔、狐狸，甚至其他猛禽。深沉共鸣的鸣叫声传播极远。尽管历史上遭受迫害，种群仍较为稳定。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom