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Javan hawk-eagle vs Legge's hawk-eagle

The legge's hawk-eagle is heavier: 3 kg against 830 g for the javan hawk-eagle, about 3.6 times the weight.

Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi)
Javan hawk-eagle ENEndangered
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Legge's hawk-eagle

What is the difference between a javan hawk-eagle and a legge's hawk-eagle?

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

  • The legge's hawk-eagle is heavier: 3 kg against 830 g for the javan hawk-eagle, about 3.6 times the weight.
  • Both belong to the genus Nisaetus, so they are close relatives.

Side by side

Javan hawk-eagleLegge's hawk-eagle
Scientific nameNisaetus bartelsiNisaetus kelaarti
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight830 g2.65 kg – 3.36 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodbird, lizard, pteropodidaeNot recorded
HabitatforestNot recorded
Conservation statusEndangeredNot recorded
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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