白头海雕 vs 大西洋鹱

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Puffinus puffinus

Key Differences

• 白头海雕 is Not Evaluated while 大西洋鹱 is Least Concern.
• 白头海雕 is 11.1x heavier than 大西洋鹱.
• 大西洋鹱 lives longer (50 years vs 28 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	白头海雕	大西洋鹱
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)	Procellariiformes (鹱形目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Procellariidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Puffinus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Puffinus puffinus

Evolutionary Relationship

白头海雕 and 大西洋鹱 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 ↑

大西洋鹱

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	白头海雕	大西洋鹱
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	50 years
Average Length	90 cm	35 cm
Average Weight	5.0 kg	450 g

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).

大西洋鹱

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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。

大西洋鹱

曼克斯鹱是北大西洋和北太平洋的中型海鸟，以卓越的导航能力而闻名。它们在一生中迁徙距离可达100万公里，每年往返于北大西洋岛屿繁殖地和南美洲越冬地之间。贴近海浪表面的硬翅剪水飞行是其典型特征。有一只个体存活超过55年，是有记录的寿命最长的野生鸟类之一。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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