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Javan hawk-eagle vs Mountain hawk-eagle

The mountain hawk-eagle is heavier: 3.01 kg against 830 g for the javan hawk-eagle, about 3.6 times the weight.

Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi)
Javan hawk-eagle ENEndangered
Photo: EKO PRASTYO · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 javan 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 830 g for the javan hawk-eagle, about 3.6 times the weight.
  • Both belong to the genus Nisaetus, so they are close relatives.
  • The javan hawk-eagle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List; the mountain hawk-eagle is Near Threatened.

Side by side

Javan hawk-eagleMountain hawk-eagle
Scientific nameNisaetus bartelsiNisaetus nipalensis
FamilyAccipitridaeAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformesAccipitriformes
Weight830 g2.65 kg – 3.36 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodbird, lizard, pteropodidaeNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusEndangeredNear 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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