Chaco eagle vs Savanna hawk
The chaco eagle is heavier: 2.95 kg against 808 g for the savanna hawk, about 3.7 times the weight.
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Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a chaco eagle and a savanna hawk?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The chaco eagle is heavier: 2.95 kg against 808 g for the savanna hawk, about 3.7 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 savanna hawk is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Chaco eagle | Savanna hawk | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Buteogallus coronatus | Buteogallus meridionalis |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 2.95 kg | 764 g – 893.4 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland | grassland |
| Conservation status | Endangered | 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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