白头海雕 vs 丹頂鶴

Haliaeetus leucocephalus compared with Grus japonensis

Key Differences

• 白头海雕 is Not Evaluated while 丹頂鶴 is Vulnerable.
• 白头海雕 is carnivore while 丹頂鶴 is omnivore.
• 丹頂鶴 is 2.0x heavier than 白头海雕.
• 丹頂鶴 lives longer (40 years vs 28 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	白头海雕	丹頂鶴
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)	Gruiformes (鹤形目)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Gruidae
Genus	Haliaeetus (Sea Eagles)	Grus
Species	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Grus japonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

白头海雕 and 丹頂鶴 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 ↑

丹頂鶴

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~2.8K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	白头海雕	丹頂鶴
Diet	Carnivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	28 years	40 years
Average Length	90 cm	1.5 m
Average Weight	5.0 kg	10.0 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).

丹頂鶴

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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。

丹頂鶴

丹顶鹤（Grus japonensis）是世界上最稀有的鹤之一，体高1.5米，在东亚文化中被视为长寿、忠贞和吉祥的象征。栖息于俄罗斯、中国、朝鲜半岛和日本的湿地与沼泽，表演包括同步跳跃、鞠躬和鸣叫的精致优雅求偶舞蹈。野生种群估计仅约2,750只，面临濒危，受到湿地排水和栖息地丧失的威胁。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom