African hawk-eagle vs Steppe eagle
The steppe eagle is heavier: 2.71 kg against 1.47 kg for the African hawk-eagle, about 85% more.
Photo: Chris Eason · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sumeet Moghe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a African hawk-eagle and a steppe eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The steppe eagle is heavier: 2.71 kg against 1.47 kg for the African hawk-eagle, about 85% more.
- Both belong to the genus Aquila, so they are close relatives.
- The African hawk-eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the steppe eagle is Endangered.
Side by side
| African hawk-eagle | Steppe eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aquila spilogaster | Aquila nipalensis |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 1.32 kg – 1.63 kg | 2.33 kg – 2.99 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 40.7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland | grassland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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