pigargo europeo

Haliaeetus albicilla

Least Concern

Longitud

84,0 cm

Envergadura

225,0 cm

Peso

5200,0 g

Familia

Accipitridae

Orden

Accipitriformes

Acerca de

El pigargo europeo es el águila más grande de Europa y la cuarta más grande del mundo. Extinguido en su día en Gran Bretaña, ha sido reintroducido con éxito en Escocia e Irlanda mediante programas de conservación. Estos poderosos rapaces pueden vivir más de 25 años y forman vínculos de pareja para toda la vida.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Body Length	84,0 cm	33.1 in
Envergadura	225,0 cm	88.6 in
Peso	5200,0 g	183.42 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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.

Pico

Very large, heavy, pale yellow bill

Habitat & Range

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

🏖️ Costero 🌿 Humedal

Distribución geográfica

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

Diet & Feeding

Fish, waterfowl, and carrion. Often pirates food from other birds. Takes fish from the water surface like the bald eagle.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 34-46 days. Fledging: 70-90 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-3

Sonido

Canto

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.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Accipitriformes (Águilas y Gavilanes)
Familia	Accipitridae (Águilas, Gavilanes y Milanos)
Genus	Haliaeetus
Especies	Haliaeetus albicilla

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name
Arabic	عقاب أبيض الذنب
Chinese	白尾海雕
French	Pygargue à queue blanche
German	Seeadler
Indonesian	Elang ekor putih
Japanese	オジロワシ
Korean	흰꼬리수리
Portuguese	Águia-rabalva
Russian	орлан-белохвост
Spanish	pigargo europeo
Thai	อินทรีหางขาว
Turkish	Bayağı deniz kartalı
Vietnamese	Đại bàng đuôi trắng

Distribution

pigargo europeo has been recorded in 7 countries.

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countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇩🇰 Dinamarca 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇷🇺 Rusia 🇸🇪 Suecia 🇹🇼 Taiwán 🇺🇦 Ucrania

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the pigargo europeo eat?

Fish, waterfowl, and carrion. Often pirates food from other birds. Takes fish from the water surface like the bald eagle.

Where does the pigargo europeo live?

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

Is the pigargo europeo endangered?

The pigargo europeo has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the pigargo europeo nest?

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 34-46 days. Fledging: 70-90 days.

What does the pigargo europeo sound like?

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.

How big is the pigargo europeo?

The pigargo europeo has a body length of 84.0 cm, wingspan of 225.0 cm, weight of 5200.0 g.

What order and family does the pigargo europeo belong to?

The pigargo europeo (Haliaeetus albicilla) belongs to the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae.