Bat hawk vs Black kite
The black kite is heavier: 734.1 g against 650 g for the bat hawk, about 13% more.
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What is the difference between a bat hawk and a black kite?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The black kite is heavier: 734.1 g against 650 g for the bat hawk, about 13% more.
- They share the family Accipitridae but sit in different genera: Bat hawk in Macheiramphus, Black kite in Milvus.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the bat hawk for 1 in total, the black kite for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Bat hawk | Black kite | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Macheiramphus alcinus | Milvus migrans |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 650 g | 734.1 g – 850 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 23.8 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | woodland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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