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Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता	Snail Kite	White-tailed Eagle
वैज्ञानिक नाम	Rostrhamus sociabilis	Haliaeetus albicilla
गण	Accipitriformes	Accipitriformes
कुल	Accipitridae	Accipitridae
संरक्षण स्थिति	Least Concern	Least Concern
लंबाई	—	84.0 cm (33.1 in)
पंखों का फैलाव	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	225.0 cm (88.6 in)
वजन	375.75 g (13.25 oz)	5200.0 g (183.42 oz)
आहार	--	Fish, waterfowl, and carrion. Often pirates food from other birds. Takes fish from the water …
अंडों की संख्या	2-3	1-3
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Snail Kite —

White-tailed Eagle 84.0 cm

पंखों का फैलाव

Snail Kite 69.0 cm

White-tailed Eagle 225.0 cm

वजन

Snail Kite 375.75 g

White-tailed Eagle 5200.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

🌿 Wetland

Snail Kite only

कोई नहीं

White-tailed Eagle only

🏖️ Coastal

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

Snail Kite

White-tailed Eagle

गीत

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

Snail Kite

White-tailed Eagle

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

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संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Snail Kite

Least Concern

White-tailed Eagle

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How to Tell Them Apart

Snail Kite

White-tailed Eagle

पंख

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.

चोंच

Very large, heavy, pale yellow bill

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About These Birds

Snail Kite

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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