Brown snake eagle vs Congo serpent eagle
The brown snake eagle is heavier: 2.05 kg against 697 g for the congo serpent eagle, about 2.9 times the weight.
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a brown snake eagle and a congo serpent eagle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The brown snake eagle is heavier: 2.05 kg against 697 g for the congo serpent eagle, about 2.9 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Circaetus, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Brown snake eagle | Congo serpent eagle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Circaetus cinereus | Circaetus spectabilis |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 2.05 kg | 697 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 6.8 years | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland | forest |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Not recorded |
| 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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