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Chaco eagle vs Common black hawk

The chaco eagle is heavier: 2.95 kg against 975.1 g for the common black hawk, about 3.0 times the weight.

Chaco eagle (Buteogallus coronatus)
Chaco eagle ENEndangered
Photo: hhulsberg · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
Common black hawk LCLeast Concern
Photo: Fernando Flores from Caracas, Venezuela · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a chaco eagle and a common black hawk?

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

  • The chaco eagle is heavier: 2.95 kg against 975.1 g for the common black hawk, about 3.0 times the weight.
  • Both belong to the genus Buteogallus, so they are close relatives.
  • The chaco eagle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the common black hawk is Least Concern.

Side by side

Chaco eagleCommon black hawk
Scientific nameButeogallus coronatusButeogallus anthracinus
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight2.95 kg793 g – 1.2 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recorded13.5 years
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatshrublandwoodland
Conservation statusEndangeredLeast 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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