Black kite vs Lizard buzzard
The black kite is heavier: 734.1 g against 278.9 g for the lizard buzzard, about 2.6 times the weight.
Photo: Thomas Kraft ( ThKraft ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
.jpg){kind=link}
Photo: Barlowjon at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a black kite and a lizard buzzard?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The black kite is heavier: 734.1 g against 278.9 g for the lizard buzzard, about 2.6 times the weight.
- The black kite is longer-lived: 23.8 years against 8.6 years for the lizard buzzard, about 2.8 times the lifespan.
- They share the family Accipitridae but sit in different genera: Black kite in Milvus, Lizard buzzard in Kaupifalco.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Black kite | Lizard buzzard | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Milvus migrans | Kaupifalco monogrammicus |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 734.1 g – 850 g | 241 g – 310 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 23.8 years | 8.6 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | woodland | woodland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | 1 | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
Full record: Black kiteFull record: Lizard buzzardCompare other animals