Bonelli's eagle vs Golden eagle
The golden eagle is heavier: 4.25 kg against 1.94 kg for the bonelli's eagle, about 2.2 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a bonelli's eagle and a golden eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The golden eagle is heavier: 4.25 kg against 1.94 kg for the bonelli's eagle, about 2.2 times the weight.
- The golden eagle is longer-lived: 32 years against 20 years for the bonelli's eagle, about 60% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Aquila, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Bonelli's eagle | Golden eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Aquila fasciata | Aquila chrysaetos |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 1.56 kg – 2.56 kg | 3.57 kg – 5.19 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 20 years | 32 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | rocky | grassland |
| 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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