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Bald eagle vs Wandering albatross

The wandering albatross is heavier: 8.19 kg against 4.74 kg for the bald eagle, about 73% more.

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Bald eagle LCLeast Concern
Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Wandering albatross VUVulnerable
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a bald eagle and a wandering albatross?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The wandering albatross is heavier: 8.19 kg against 4.74 kg for the bald eagle, about 73% more.
  • They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Bald eagle in Accipitriformes, Wandering albatross in Procellariiformes.
  • The bald eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the wandering albatross is Vulnerable.
  • They have been recorded in 6 of the same countries (the bald eagle in 20 in total, the wandering albatross in 33). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.

Side by side

Bald eagleWandering albatross
Scientific nameHaliaeetus leucocephalusDiomedea exulans
FamilyAccipitridaeDiomedeidae
OrderAccipitriformesProcellariiformes
Weight4.13 kg – 5.35 kg7.27 kg – 9.11 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernVulnerable
Countries recorded2033

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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