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Changeable hawk-eagle vs Wallace's hawk-eagle

The changeable hawk-eagle is heavier: 1.48 kg against 557.8 g for the wallace's hawk-eagle, about 2.6 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
Wallace's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nanus)
Wallace's hawk-eagle VUVulnerable
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a changeable hawk-eagle and a wallace's hawk-eagle?

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

  • The changeable hawk-eagle is heavier: 1.48 kg against 557.8 g for the wallace's hawk-eagle, about 2.6 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 wallace's hawk-eagle is Vulnerable.

Side by side

Changeable hawk-eagleWallace's hawk-eagle
Scientific nameNisaetus cirrhatusNisaetus nanus
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight1.36 kg – 1.59 kg555 g – 560 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusLeast ConcernVulnerable
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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