Booted eagle vs Pygmy eagle
The booted eagle is heavier: 823.8 g against 775 g for the pygmy eagle, about 6% more.
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What is the difference between a booted eagle and a pygmy eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The booted eagle is heavier: 823.8 g against 775 g for the pygmy eagle, about 6% more.
- The booted eagle is longer-lived: 12 years against 10.3 years for the pygmy eagle, about 17% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Hieraaetus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| Booted eagle | Pygmy eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Hieraaetus pennatus | Hieraaetus weiskei |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 705 g – 975 g | 633 g – 949 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 12 years | 10.3 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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