Bateleur vs Eurasian goshawk
The bateleur is heavier: 2.2 kg against 866 g for the Eurasian goshawk, about 2.5 times the weight.
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Norbert Kenntner, Berlin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a bateleur and a Eurasian goshawk?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The bateleur is heavier: 2.2 kg against 866 g for the Eurasian goshawk, about 2.5 times the weight.
- They share the family Accipitridae but sit in different genera: Bateleur in Terathopius, Eurasian goshawk in Astur.
Side by side
| Bateleur | Eurasian goshawk | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Terathopius ecaudatus | Astur gentilis |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 2.2 kg – 2.44 kg | 734 g – 1.12 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 17.7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | forest |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Not recorded |
| 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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