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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Red-headed Vulture	White-tailed Eagle
Scientific Name	Sarcogyps calvus	Haliaeetus albicilla
Order	Accipitriformes	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae	Accipitridae
Conservation Status	Critically Endangered	Least Concern
Length	—	84.0 cm (33.1 in)
Wingspan	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	225.0 cm (88.6 in)
Weight	4500.0 g (158.73 oz)	5200.0 g (183.42 oz)
Diet	--	Fish, waterfowl, and carrion. Often pirates food from other birds. Takes fish from the water …
Clutch Size	1	1-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Red-headed Vulture —

White-tailed Eagle 84.0 cm

Wingspan

Red-headed Vulture 114.0 cm

White-tailed Eagle 225.0 cm

Weight

Red-headed Vulture 4500.0 g

White-tailed Eagle 5200.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🏖️ Coastal

Red-headed Vulture only

None

White-tailed Eagle only

🌿 Wetland

White-tailed Eagle

Coastlines, large lakes, and rivers with mature trees or cliffs for nesting. Requires large undisturbed areas.

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Song & Call Comparison

Red-headed Vulture

White-tailed Eagle

Song

High-pitched, yelping 'klee-klee' and deep barking 'ra-ra-ra'. Less vocal than Bald Eagle but similar chattering quality. Gives gull-like wailing near nest in breeding season.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Red-headed Vulture

White-tailed Eagle

Northern Europe and Asia from Greenland and Scandinavia to Japan. Reintroduced to Scotland and Ireland.

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Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Red-headed Vulture

Least Concern

White-tailed Eagle

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How to Tell Them Apart

Red-headed Vulture

White-tailed Eagle

Plumage

Brown body with a paler head in adults and a distinctive short white wedge-shaped tail. Massive broad wings in flight. Juveniles are darker overall.

Bill

Very large, heavy, pale yellow bill

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About These Birds

Red-headed Vulture

White-tailed Eagle

The white-tailed eagle is Europe's largest eagle and the fourth-largest eagle in the world. Once extinct in Britain, it has been successfully reintroduced to Scotland and Ireland through conservation programs. These powerful raptors can live over 25 years and form lifelong pair bonds.

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