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Chaco eagle vs Slate-colored hawk

The chaco eagle is heavier: 2.95 kg against 1 kg for the slate-colored hawk, about 3.0 times the weight.

Chaco eagle (Buteogallus coronatus)
Chaco eagle ENEndangered
Photo: hhulsberg · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Slate-colored hawk (Buteogallus schistaceus)
Slate-colored hawk LCLeast Concern
Photo: Jacek Kisielewski · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a chaco eagle and a slate-colored hawk?

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

  • The chaco eagle is heavier: 2.95 kg against 1 kg for the slate-colored 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 slate-colored hawk is Least Concern.

Side by side

Chaco eagleSlate-colored hawk
Scientific nameButeogallus coronatusButeogallus schistaceus
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight2.95 kg1 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatshrublandforest
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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