White-tailed eagle vs Bald eagle
Size and range side by side, using only figures recorded in Wikidata.
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| White-tailed eagle | Bald eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Haliaeetus albicilla | Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| Mass | 4.01 kg (male adult) 5.57 kg (female adult) Wikidata | 4.13 kg (male adult) 5.35 kg (female adult) Wikidata |
| Lives in | Asia, Europe, North America | North America |
| Status | Least concern | Least concern |
Quick answers
- Which is bigger, the White-tailed eagle or the Bald eagle?
- Their recorded weights overlap, so neither is clearly heavier.
- Where do they live?
- White-tailed eagle: Asia, Europe, North America. Bald eagle: North America (continents with GBIF records).
About them
White-tailed eagle
The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the "sea eagle", is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.
Bald eagle
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a bird of prey found in North America.
Mass: Wikidata (CC0) statements without qualifiers or qualified male/female/adult (birth weights left out). Descriptions: first sentence of the English Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0), linked from each animal page.