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Changeable hawk-eagle vs Mountain hawk-eagle

The mountain hawk-eagle is heavier: 3.01 kg against 1.48 kg for the changeable hawk-eagle, about 2.0 times the weight.

Changeable hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
Changeable hawk-eagle LCLeast Concern
Photo: Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Mountain hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis)
Mountain hawk-eagle NTNear Threatened
Photo: Original uploader was Stephen Cooper at en.wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a changeable hawk-eagle and a mountain hawk-eagle?

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

  • The mountain hawk-eagle is heavier: 3.01 kg against 1.48 kg for the changeable hawk-eagle, about 2.0 times the weight.
  • Both belong to the genus Nisaetus, so they are close relatives.
  • The changeable hawk-eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the mountain hawk-eagle is Near Threatened.

Side by side

Changeable hawk-eagleMountain hawk-eagle
Scientific nameNisaetus cirrhatusNisaetus nipalensis
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight1.36 kg – 1.59 kg2.65 kg – 3.36 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernNear Threatened
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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