Crowned eagle vs Eurasian goshawk
The crowned eagle is heavier: 3.64 kg against 866 g for the Eurasian goshawk, about 4.2 times the weight.
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a crowned eagle and a Eurasian goshawk?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The crowned eagle is heavier: 3.64 kg against 866 g for the Eurasian goshawk, about 4.2 times the weight.
- The Eurasian goshawk is longer-lived: 17.7 years against 17 years for the crowned eagle, about 4% longer.
- They share the family Accipitridae but sit in different genera: Crowned eagle in Stephanoaetus, Eurasian goshawk in Astur.
Side by side
| Crowned eagle | Eurasian goshawk | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Stephanoaetus coronatus | Astur gentilis |
| Family | Accipitridae | Accipitridae |
| Order | Accipitriformes | Accipitriformes |
| Weight | 3.41 kg – 3.94 kg | 734 g – 1.12 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 17 years | 17.7 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Near Threatened | Not recorded |
| 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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