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Booted eagle vs Wahlberg's eagle

The booted eagle is heavier: 823.8 g against 640 g for the wahlberg's eagle, about 29% more.

Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
Booted eagle LCLeast Concern
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Wahlberg's eagle LCLeast Concern
Photo: Stephen Temple from Cape Town, South Africa · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a booted eagle and a wahlberg's eagle?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The booted eagle is heavier: 823.8 g against 640 g for the wahlberg's eagle, about 29% more.
  • The booted eagle is longer-lived: 12 years against 11.8 years for the wahlberg's eagle, about 2% 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 eagleWahlberg's eagle
Scientific nameHieraaetus pennatusHieraaetus wahlbergi
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight705 g – 975 g640 g – 1.22 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan12 years11.8 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestshrubland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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