Bald eagle vs White-tailed eagle
The white-tailed eagle is heavier: 4.73 kg against 4.7 kg for the bald eagle, about 1% more.
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What is the difference between a bald eagle and a white-tailed eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The white-tailed eagle is heavier: 4.73 kg against 4.7 kg for the bald eagle, about 1% more.
- The bald eagle is longer-lived: 33 years against 29.8 years for the white-tailed eagle, about 11% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Haliaeetus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Bald eagle | White-tailed eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Haliaeetus albicilla |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 4.13 kg – 5.35 kg | 4.01 kg – 5.57 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 33 years | 29.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | wetland | rocky |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 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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