Black kite vs Crested eagle
The crested eagle is heavier: 1.75 kg against 734.1 g for the black kite, about 2.4 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a black kite and a crested eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The crested eagle is heavier: 1.75 kg against 734.1 g for the black kite, about 2.4 times the weight.
- They share the family Accipitridae but sit in different genera: Black kite in Milvus, Crested eagle in Morphnus.
- The black kite is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the crested eagle is Near Threatened.
Side by side
| Black kite | Crested eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Milvus migrans | Morphnus guianensis |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 734.1 g – 850 g | 1.75 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 23.8 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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